A 20-year veteran with the Henry County Police Department has been promoted to second-in-command of the department. Mark Amerman takes over as deputy chief following the May retirement of Joe Jackson. Amerman, a former military police officer, has been with the Henry police department since 1994 and has held numerous positions before being promoted this week in a ceremony at police headquarters in McDonough.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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