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Georgia, exonerated and civil rights charges

Camden County deputy indicted on federal civil rights violations
The BriefA federal grand jury has indicted a Camden County Sheriff’s Office sergeant for multiple federal civil rights violations.Sgt. Buck William Aldridge is accused of using excessive force on multiple arrestees and lying on reports to justify the force.
Georgia deputy who killed exonerated man faces unrelated civil rights charges
A Georgia sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a man who had been exonerated and freed from prison has been indicted on unrelated civil rights charges, federal prosecutors said Thursday
Georgia deputy who killed exonerated man indicted on civil rights violations
A sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot an exonerated man during a traffic stop faces federal civil rights violations for allegedly using excessive force and falsifying records.
Georgia deputy who killed exonerated Broward man indicted on unrelated civil rights charges
The Georgia deputy who shot and killed Leonard Cure, a Broward County man who was exonerated only a few years earlier after spending 16 years in prison, has been indicted on federal civil rights
Former Georgia deputy indicted on charges he used excessive force and covered it up in reports
A federal grand jury has indicted a former Georgia sheriff's sergeant on civil rights charges. The indictment accuses former Staff Sgt. Buck William Aldridge of using excessive force multiple
Georgia deputy involved in deadly shooting relieved of duties following federal indictment charges
Local prosecutors in Georgia initially declined to file charges against Aldridge; the federal indictment comes after a U.S. attorney's office investigation.
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Grand jury indicts Camden County Sheriff’s Sgt. on federal civil rights violations, excessive force
The indictment, which includes thirteen counts, alleges that Aldridge used excessive force on arrestees on four separate ...
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Georgia deputy who shot, killed exonerated Florida man now faces federal charges for repeated use of excessive force
A Camden County Sheriff’s Office sergeant, who shot and killed a 53-year-old man during a traffic stop in 2023, has been ...
Camden County sergeant who killed exonerated man indicted for excessive force, falsifying records
Sgt. Buck Aldridge, 42, faces federal civil rights violations for using excessive force and falsifying records to justify his ...
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