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Georgia governor orders investigation of arrested sheriff
Georgia’s governor has appointed a panel to investigate the charges pending against a sheriff accused of exposing himself in an Atlanta park.
DeKalb County Sheriff Jeffrey Mann was arrested Saturday after a police officer said Mann exposed himself to the officer in Piedmont Park and then ran.
Mann faces charges of indecency and obstruction of an officer. He has said it was a misunderstanding.
State law allows the governor to convene a panel of two sheriffs and the state attorney general to investigate and to recommend whether a sheriff facing criminal or ethics charges should be suspended.
Read more: http://evans.allongeorgia.com/georgia-governor-orders-investigation-of-arrested-sheriff/