2 Atlanta officers under investigation should be fired, some tell city council

Melvin Potter left and Garret Rolfe A local nonprofit is urging the firing of two Atlanta police officers calling them dangerous to the society Both officers are currently under examination and it s not the first time Channel s Tyisha Fernandes declared a former deputy spoke during a news conference at city hall Monday morning Then he announced even more at the city council meeting that afternoon Atlanta police and the district attorney s office announced these investigations take time You have the power to arrest someone you even have the power to use force even lethal when necessary Josh Marich reported And for that reason the former Coweta County deputy who arrested Atlanta police officer Melvin Potter for driving under the influence commented he believes Potter should ve been fired after he was convicted of DUI A couple years later Potter was accused of shooting and killing someone while off duty at a party Marich commented Potter even tried to use his law enforcement position to get out of the DUI He was very uncooperative to the point where I had to wake up a judge up at in the morning to get a search warrant to physically take his blood from him because he wouldn t cooperate he declared Potter is in trouble for not cooperating with police again That s why South Fulton police charged Potter with obstruction for refusing to give blood after they say he shot and killed Devon Anderson Anderson s mother Valerie Lans wants Potter fired You can t have it both approaches You can t have a drunk police officer policing the citizens of Atlanta you can t she mentioned The Georgia Bureau of Analysis handed over its findings after probing last year s deadly shooting The district attorney s office is handling the incident now and noted As in every situation a charging decision will be made based on applicable law and the evidence developed by a thorough assessment The National Police Accountability Project also urged the council to fire APD officer Garret Rolfe who they say was never held accountable for killing Rayshard Brooks Rolfe is as of now under scrutiny after five observers say he started a bar fight Why should the populace trust this police department Why should we believe that this body has any power or authority if you won t use it inquired Devin Barrington-Ward of the National Police Accountability Project City council members don t have the power to fire officers However they can make a resolution urging the mayor and police chief to do it Channel will work to find out if any council members plan to take action The post Atlanta officers under inquiry should be fired selected tell city council appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta