A Hapeville police officer was terminated Thursday after recently being arrested following a use-of-force investigation, officials said.
Shevoy Brown, 29, was booked into the Fulton County Jail on June 7 on charges of battery and violation of oath of office. Brown, who was hired by Hapeville police in January 2022, was previously employed by the Clayton County Police Department, from which he resigned in 2020 while under investigation.
Hapeville police Chief Bruce Hedley said the department asked the GBI to investigate a use-of-force incident June 4 involving Brown. Hedley confirmed Brown was initially placed on administrative leave and then fired Thursday.
According to the state agency, Brown responded to a 911 call June 3, arrested a man and took him to the police department for processing. Brown is accused of “repeatedly” using a Taser on the man in a “manner that was not consistent with the training and policy of the police department,” the GBI stated.
The man was medically evaluated and booked into the Fulton jail on misdemeanor charges. Officials did not provide the extent of his injuries.
“The use of force by this officer was clearly outside of the guidelines of departmental Standard Operating Procedures. Brown operated alone during this incident and must be held accountable for his actions,” Hapeville police said in a news release.
In 2020, arrest warrants against Brown were obtained for simple battery and violation of oath by public officer while he worked for Clayton police. The case was sealed after the grand jury didn’t return an indictment.
According to investigative documents from Clayton police, Brown struck a teenager at a Jonesboro apartment complex while working an off-duty job in December 2020. Three people confirmed seeing Brown hit the teen, written witness accounts state.
The warrants detail that Brown encountered a teen who appeared to be loitering and asked him to leave the complex. The teen complied, but Brown told investigators that he was “disrespectful.” Brown admitted to officials that he “did intentionally reach out toward the victim’s hoodie ... to grab the juvenile” and “admitted that he may have inadvertently struck the juvenile,” the warrants state.
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