MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (WGXA) — A Milledgeville Police Department (MPD) officer turned himself in for allegedly misusing Flock cameras while on the job. According to records obtained from MPD, Police Chief Dray Swicord became aware of possible misuse of Flock cameras on Aug. 10 by an employee within the police department. DID YOU HEAR? | Warner Robins High School shooting suspect makes first appearance in Superior Court This comes three days after three Bibb County deputies were arrested for the misuse of Flock cameras. An investigation into the report revealed that the misuse was connected to the Flock account assigned to Major Brandon Sellers, according to police. Records claim that Major Sellers was "using his access privileges as a sworn law enforcement officer to access the Flock Safety system for non-work-related purposes." Major Sellers was subsequently fired from MPD, and two warrants were obtained for his arrest, including a misdemeanor charge of misuse of captured license plate data and a felony charge of violation of oath by a public officer. Sellers later turned himself in at the Baldwin County Jail, and his case has since been handed over to the District Attorney's Office for prosecution. SIMILAR | 3 Bibb County deputies arrested, charged with Flock camera misuse and stalking after audit Prior to this incident, Sellers acted as a communications official for MPD, as he often provided information to WGXA in response to open records requests within the police…
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