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Clergy ask Ware County commissioners to back police reforms after fair incident
Summary
Rev. Ferrell Malone told commissioners that a recent fair incident involved excessive force and urged a resolution calling for de-escalation training, mandatory body cameras and a citizen review board; the sheriff has referred the incident to the GBI, Malone said.
Rev. Ferrell Malone of Macedonia Baptist Church told the Ware County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 8 that a recent incident at the local fair involved "excessive force," and said the sheriff has referred the matter to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Malone, speaking for concerned clergy in Waycross and Ware County, proposed that the commission adopt a resolution requiring mindset de-escalation training for…
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