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Incident 1595: Deputies in Cherokee County, Georgia, Allegedly Misused Automated License Plate Reader Data for Non-Law-Enforcement Purposes

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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Alleged: Flock Safety and Surveillance technology developers developed an AI system deployed by Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office (Georgia) , Cynthia Jodesty , Chris Bryant , Mike Creeden and Law enforcement, which harmed Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office (Georgia) , Law enforcement , Unnamed employee of the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office in Georgia , Individuals whose license plate data were accessed for non-law-enforcement purposes and Privacy.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Surveillance technology , Automated license plate readers (ALPR) , Flock Safety automated license plate reader system and Law enforcement databases

Incident Stats

Incident ID
1595
Report Count
3
Incident Date
2026-06-12
Editors
Daniel Atherton

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Incident OccurrenceCherokee County deputy arrested, accused of misusing license plate reader databaseInternal audit exposes Cherokee deputies misusing license plate readersMetro Atlanta deputies fired, arrested, accused of misusing license plate readers
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Cherokee County deputy arrested, accused of misusing license plate reader database

Cherokee County deputy arrested, accused of misusing license plate reader database

atlantanewsfirst.com

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Internal audit exposes Cherokee deputies misusing license plate readers

Internal audit exposes Cherokee deputies misusing license plate readers

fox5atlanta.com

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Metro Atlanta deputies fired, arrested, accused of misusing license plate readers

Metro Atlanta deputies fired, arrested, accused of misusing license plate readers

atlantanewsfirst.com

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Cherokee County deputy arrested, accused of misusing license plate reader database
atlantanewsfirst.com · 2026

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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Internal audit exposes Cherokee deputies misusing license plate readers
fox5atlanta.com · 2026

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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Metro Atlanta deputies fired, arrested, accused of misusing license plate readers
atlantanewsfirst.com · 2026

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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