BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. (FOX 5 Atlanta) - A Bartow County sheriff's deputy has been fired and both he and his fiancée have been arrested following a confrontation at a Cartersville apartment complex that went viral on social media.
On Sunday, a woman publicly posted a video of the incident on her Facebook page. In the short clip, she knocks on the deputy's door and asks, 'Would you guys mind keeping it down?'
Haley Truncer said it was after midnight and she couldn't take the noise any more, she said it was keeping her 3-year-old nephew awake.
"There was music and stomping and a microphone, like there was some karaoke going on," said Truncer.
The deputy, later identified as 28-year-old Brison Strickland, and his fiancée, 25-year-old Kristen Smith, responded by cursing at the woman.
"These are the type of officers that Bartow County employs," she wrote on the Facebook post. "This is what's supposed to 'protect and serve' us."
Bartow County Sheriff Clark Millsap said his office was notified of the incident Monday, and he immediately suspended Strickland pending an investigation. According to the sheriff's office, the Criminal Investigations Division and the Internal Affairs Office looked into the incident and Strickland was fired Tuesday.
"During the exchange, Strickland and Smith were verbally abusive and made several claims to be police officers and used explicit language in threatening manners," the sheriff's office said in a statement.
Truncer said she's pleased the sheriff's office acted so quickly.
Poster Comment:
#1: Deckard To: All (#0)
‘I don’t give a f*** what time it is,’ Smith can be heard saying, with Strickland continuing the curse out Truncer in the meantime.
When asked if they ‘have any respect for anyone’, Smith retorts: ‘We have f***ing respect b**ch, but it don’t f***ing matter, we have f***ing kids in here,’ as an unidentified child emerges in the door way.
Smith then lunges towards Truncer, asking ‘What f***ing apartment are you in?’ as Strickland warns her ‘not to knock on our goddamn door.’
Truncer’s phone starts to flail in her hand as Smith continues lunge towards her.
‘If you touch me, you’re going to jail,’ Truncer warns, backing away from the front door.
Truncer posted the footage on Facebook last Sunday, calling out the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office for employing Strickland.
“THIS GUY is a perfect example of a crooked officer, who clearly abuses his power,” she wrote. “THIS GUY is trash.” (She later edited her post to defend herself against accusations of being anti-cop or having racist intentions.)
Deckard posted on 2019-08-21 06:01:55 Reply Private Reply