AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Nineteen days before the alleged incident that led to his arrest, Silas spoke with News 12 about homeless outreach. “I had a brother that was homeless. He died in the woods in a tent. And so when we see things happening, bad things happening to our folks that are living out here on the street it makes us want to work harder,” Silas, in the Aug. 5, 2026, interview, said. At the time, Silas led the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office’s Special Operations Division. He also served as the agency’s homeless task force coordinator. According to his now-removed command staff bio, he was “a highly respected law-enforcement professional.” A longtime Richmond County Sheriff’s Office major has been arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, according to officials. The bio also described him as a “devoted family man married with two children and three grandchildren” who “has coached Little League baseball” for “over 40 years.” The alleged victim is not a child. In court, District Attorney Jared Williams said Silas was in a position of authority over the alleged victim outside the sheriff’s office. A review of Georgia POST records shows Silas spent nearly four decades in law enforcement, rising from deputy to lieutenant, then major. His state profile lists him in good standing, with no sanctions or investigations. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has 15 days to report his firing and charges to POST. The Wilkes County sheriff is apologizing after jail…
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