Georgia Police Chief, Officer Caught Making Up Charges, Bullying Citizens Into Paying Fines

Story out of Bartow County, Georgia:

The city of White in Bartow County only has two full-time police officers, and both were charged with extortion and false imprisonment Wednesday.

Agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation told Channel 2’s Dave Huddleston this could have been going on for years.

GBI special agent Greg Ramey said White police Chief David King and his right-hand man, Officer Blake Scheff, have been charged with extortion.

"(They were) telling people to pay a fine for a certain charge that was unrelated to a crime they may or may not have committed, and if they didn't pay the fine they would be charged with a felony charge and arrested," Ramey told Huddleston. Cont. (Video)

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