SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Griffin City Manager Jessica O’Connor confirmed Wednesday that D’Marquivius “D.J.” King has resigned from the Griffin Police Department. O’Connor also said a disciplinary conference for GPD Chief Mike Yates will take place Thursday.King and Yates have been on paid administrative leave since February and April, respectively, while the GBI investigated King’s […]
GPD officer resigns; police chief disciplinary conference scheduled after D.A.’s announcement
Filed Under: Government, Top Stories Tagged With: crime, D.A. Marie Broder, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, GPD Chief Mike Yates, GPD Lt. John Hayes, Griffin, Griffin City Manager Jessica O'Connor, Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, Griffin Police Department, investigation, Javarreis Reid, murder, police coverup, Sgt. D'Marquivius "D.J." King, spalding county
D.A. to present GBI investigation of Griffin officer to grand jury
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Marie Broder today announced that she will convene a grand jury to present the findings of a GBI investigation related to the Griffin Police Department’s investigation of the May 2021 murder of Javarreis Reid. “Upon receiving the report from Special Agent Adam Thompson with the GBI, I […]
Filed Under: Government, Top Stories Tagged With: coverup, D.A. Marie Broder, GBI Special Agent Adam Thompson, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, GPD Chief Mike Yates, Griffin, Griffin City Manager Jessica O'Connor, Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, Griffin Police Department, Jarreis Reid, Lt. John Hayes, murder, Sgt. D'Marquivius "D.J." King, spalding county
GPD Chief allowed no contact with city employees or access to city premises
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Griffin Police Department Chief Mike Yates, who begins his third week of administrative leave on Friday, has been ordered to have no contact with any city of Griffin employees and to refrain from coming on any city property. Griffin City Manager Jessica O’Connor placed Yates on what she said is a […]
Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: Chief Mike Yates, City Manager Jessica O'Connor, D.A. Marie Broder, Damon Beck, GBI Region 2 Office, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Griffin, Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, Griffin Police Department, investigative journalism, Javarreis Reid, Lt. John Hayes, murder, Sgt. D'Marquivius "D.J." King, spalding county, The GRIP, written reprimand