ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A young Warm Springs police officer remembered for being a “great representation of the badge” was killed Wednesday morning, sparking a massive hunt for the suspect he arrested last week. Chris Fisher joined the city’s small police department in May 2026 and was promoted two months later, according to records, which also showed he had worked for the Meriwether County, Fayette County and Heard County sheriff’s offices. Jimmy Steverson, 23 and who is considered armed and dangerous, is wanted in connection with Fisher’s death. Court records show Fisher arrested Steverson on August 28, 2026, on felony charges including obstruction, possession of a firearm during an attempted crime, and possession of marijuana. Christopher Kent, who said he was Fisher’s first field training officer when Fisher was working for Fayette County, said if the young deputy saw a young person or child, “he always made it a point to say hello and be a great representation of the badge.” At around midnight, dozens of deputies, local officers, and Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents converged on the Meriwether Country Inn. Authorities have issued a statewide Blue Alert for Steverson, who was last seen in Warm Springs just before midnight on Tuesday wearing a black T-shirt and black gym shorts. Steverson is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds, with black locs and brown eyes, and is believed to be fleeing in a 2026 black Chevrolet Silverado with the…
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