He was temporarily suspended.
A Deputy Chief Sheriff of Georgia County (USA). exposed late last month after thatOne of his officers caught him exceeding the speed limit by 100 km/h. The officer immediately recognized that his boss was the man driving the car, which he was accelerating at over 150 km/h in a 50 km/h zone.
“Guess Who I Just Arrested”, the officer told a colleague, according to body camera footage obtained by CNN. “Chief Deputy, he drives a Dodge Charger. A hot-blooded Dodge Charger owned by the sheriff’s office. I just caught this son of a bitch at 96 [miles par heure] in a 35” zone.
“Please slow down, have a nice day”
The footage shows the officer reluctant to hand the chief deputy a speeding ticket and is heard asking his colleague how to handle the situation.
After he was informed that it was about his arrest and therefore his decision, The officer eventually decided to give his boss a ticket. “Please slow down, have a nice day,” the officer said before releasing the car.