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Former North Ga. Deputy Indicted by Federal Grand Jury

4,223 views · Published 22 January 2013 · 2:36 · Indexed 1 November 2026

Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2013 · News & Politics

A former Murray County Sheriffs Deputy has been indicted by a federal grand jury for obstructing a pending civil rights investigation while he was still employed as a Sheriffs Deputy with Murray County. NewsChannel 9 reported extensively on the case involving Joshua Lamar Greeson, 25, of Chatsworth, Georgia. Authorities confirmed that drugs had been planted in a woman's car prior to her arrest by Greeson. Greeson is not suspected of planting the drugs, but of lying to investigators looking into the case.Greeson will be arraigned today at 2 p.m., before United States Magistrate Judge Walter E. Johnson. The federal grand jury indicted Greeson on January 3, 2013. United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said, Greeson is charged with breaching the public trust by lying to agents and concealing information in order to obstruct a civil rights investigation. Now, he faces his own federal charges and potential time in federal prison. Our office is continuing to work with our law enforcement partners to investigate this important matter. Mark F. Giuliano, Special Agent in Charge, FBI Atlanta Field Office, said, The conduct alleged in this indictment is a clear breach of the public trust by a law enforcement officer whom we rightfully hold to a higher standard. Understanding the importance of this trust, the FBI remains committed to bringing forward for prosecution any such similar allegations of criminal conduct. According to United States Attorney Yates, on August 14, 2012, then Murray County Sheriff's Department Deputy Joshua Greeson performed a traffic stop on a vehicle in Murray County, Georgia. During the traffic stop, Greeson found methamphetamine in a metal can hidden under the driver's side rear wheel well of the vehicle. After locating the drugs, Greeson arrested both the front seat passenger who owned the vehicle and the driver. Shortly thereafter, GBI agents received information that the drugs had been planted under the vehicle by another individual (not Greeson) in order to falsely inculpate the vehicle owner. On August 23, 2012, when GBI agents interviewed Greeson, he allegedly lied to them regarding information he had previously received concerning a lookout on this vehicle. Agents later learned that Greeson had deleted information relevant to the investigation from his cell phone. Greeson was fired from the Sheriffs Department on August 29, 2012. The charges each carry a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. In determining the actual sentence, the Court will consider the United States Sentencing Guidelines, which are not binding but provide appropriate sentencing ranges for most offenders.

Former North Ga. Deputy Indicted by Federal Grand Jury

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