One sheriff has his deputies back. Update to this story.
Via Fox News:
A rookie Georgia police officer fired over the weekend after bodycam footage showed him striking a suspect fleeing on foot with his patrol car has a new job in law enforcement.
Taylor Saulters, who was fired Friday by Athens-Clarke County Police Department, was hired Monday by the Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s Office. He will serve as a deputy, reports said.
“If his name sounds familiar it is probably due to the fact that he was recently terminated by ACCPD for an incident where a fleeing felon struck his patrol car while he was attempting to apprehend him,” Oglethorpe Sheriff David Gabriel said on Facebook.
“In talking to Saulters the first question he asked was if our citizens supported law enforcement,” he said. “Without hesitation I assured him they did and that we have excellent people that live in our county. I have no reservations about Dep. Saulters serving this community.”
Oglethorpe County borders Athens.