Habersham County deputy fired, arrested for misuse of license plate data

Habersham County deputy fired, arrested for misuse of license plate data

A former Habersham County deputy was fired and arrested after he allegedly misused license plate data. (Credit: Habersham County Sheriff's Office)  HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. – A Habersham County deputy has been fired and arrested after officials said he misused the Flock camera system.  Following an internal audit, Former Deputy Christian Brewer is accused of accessing the Flock camera system and using retained licensed data for personal reasons. The sheriff's office said that after investigating they found that this was an isolated incident involving someone he had a personal relationship with.  Brewer was arrested and booked into the Habersham County Detention Center. He now faces felony violation of oath charges and two counts of misdemeanor misuse of license plate data.  According to authorities, Brewer first started with the Habersham County Sheriff's Office on May 6, 2024.  The Habersham County Sheriff's Office did confirm the investigation is active and ongoing.  While the sheriff's office confirms this was an isolated incident involving only one specific individual, the statement does not disclose how many times former Deputy Brewer accessed the system to track that person, exactly when the searches occurred, or the specific dates the unauthorized tracking took place. Authorities did not disclose the nature of Brewer's relationship with the individual tracked or the identity of the person. It is unclear if Brewer used the real-time vehicle location data to physically…

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