Four Macon prison guards accused of violating oath get fired, arrested. What we know.
Four guards at the Central State Prison in Macon were arrested last week on charges of violating their oath as public officers and providing false statements, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Department of Corrections.
The four guards, Tyrell Williams, Nelson Whitlow, Shanella Jones and April Ramsey also were fired from Central State Prison after their arrests on Sept. 10. Joan Heath, the director of communications for the Georgia Department of Corrections, said all four started working at the Macon prison in 2022.
Heath said that the guards were accused of “intentionally failing to act during an assault on an offender,” which occurred on July 29.
“We maintain a zero-tolerance policy for individuals who choose to ignore their oath and jeopardize our non-negotiable mission of public safety,” Heath said. “The actions of these individuals do not reflect the hundreds of officers who are committed to ensuring the safety of the public and the safe operations of our facilities.”
This story was originally published September 20, 2024 at 3:18 PM.
