Description: An internal audit by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office in Georgia reportedly found that deputies Cynthia Jodesty, Chris Bryant, and Mike Creeden used the agency's automated license plate reader database for non-law-enforcement purposes in violation of policy and state law.
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View all entitiesAlleged: Surveillance technology developers and Flock Safety developed an AI system deployed by Mike Creeden , Law enforcement , Cynthia Jodesty , Chris Bryant and Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office (Georgia), which harmed Law enforcement , Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office (Georgia) , Unnamed employee of the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office in Georgia , Privacy and Individuals whose license plate data were accessed for non-law-enforcement purposes.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Surveillance technology , Law enforcement databases , Flock Safety automated license plate reader system and Automated license plate readers (ALPR)
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1595
Report Count
3
Incident Date
2026-06-12
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) --- The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office arrested one of its own on Friday after she allegedly misused the agency's license plate reader database.
Cynthia Jodesty faces two charges: one felony count of viol…
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CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. - Cherokee Sheriff's investigators arrested two agency members Monday after an internal database audit revealed multiple employees used automated license plate readers for non-law enforcement purposes.
Georgia law viola…
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Three Cherokee County Sheriff's Office deputies have been fired and arrested, accused of unlawfully accessing the county's license plate reader database, according to arrest affidavits.
The deputies are a…
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