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Former APD officer charged with aggravated assault

Atlanta police officers Stephen Green (left) and Joseph Tyer (right) were involved in an altercation. An APD investigation placed the two officers on administrative leave. Tyer resigned his position.
Atlanta police officers Stephen Green (left) and Joseph Tyer (right) were involved in an altercation. An APD investigation placed the two officers on administrative leave. Tyer resigned his position.
By Steve Burns
March 25, 2016

A former Atlanta police officer has been charged with aggravated assault as a result of a fight he had with another officer, police said.

Joseph Tyer has been arrested and is not a fugitive, Atlanta police said in an email Friday afternoon to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Tyer had resigned from the force this week. He and officer Stephen Green were investigated for recently getting into a fist fight at a Buckhead restaurant where a gun was allegedly pulled, police said. Green has been placed on administrative leave.

— Please return to AJC.com for updates.

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