“I have much higher expectations of our police officers, and I am appalled that any law enforcement officer would trivialize the decision-making process of something as important as the arrest of a person. “This behavior is not indicative of the hard-working officers of the Roswell Police Department,” Grant said in a previous statement. Roswell police Chief Rusty Grant said he learned of the incident just before the July 4 holiday. Though the app landed on tails, indicating she’d be released, the officers decided to arrest her anyway. The officers were responding to a reckless-driving call when they used the app to determine if a woman would be arrested. The two cops had already been placed on administrative leave after video of the April traffic stop went viral on the internet. Two Roswell police officers who were caught on video flipping a coin to determine if a speeding motorist would go to jail were fired Thursday morning. All rights reserved.Roswell city authorities confirmed to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that two Roswell police officers were dismissed on Thursday morning, weeks after footage surfaced showing them using a coin-flip app to determine an arrest.Ĭourtney Brown and Kristee Wilson were dismissed after an internal inquiry, according to Roswell city spokeswoman Julie Brechbill in an email to The AJC.
Investigators will check whether the officers handled other arrests with the app.Ĭopyright 2018 WSB via CNN. Roswell, Georgia, police officers Courtney Brown and Kristee Wilson.
ROSWELL POLICE COIN FLIP DRIVER
"I've been a law enforcement professional for almost 40 years and, again, I was appalled to believe that a police officer would let a flip of a coin be the deciding factor in whether to issue someone a citation or, more importantly, take someone into custody," Grant said.Ĭharges against Webb were dropped earlier this week. Two Georgia cops are fired after video showed them using a COIN FLIP app to decide whether a speeding driver would be arrested. The two officers are now on paid administrative leave, pending an investigation. Roswell Police Chief Rusty Grant said a department source told him about the incident right before the Fourth of July. The two are then accused of deciding that a coin flip app on Wilson's phone would determine whether Webb was arrested. Officer Brown consulted Officer Kristee Wilson on what to do next, because she allegedly didn't have a radar. "Instead of calling, saying you're running late for work, you would rather risk people's lives?" Brown said. "OK, so you think driving that fast on a wet road is a smart idea just because you're late for work?" Brown said. Roswell police have launched its own internal investigation. This past Monday the charges against Webb were dismissed. Well essentially because they intended to arrest her from the start, meaning they didnt actually use a coin to determine the arrest at all. The bodycam footage resurfaced after the news outlet launched its own investigation and the case went to court. When Roswell Police Officer Courtney Brown stopped Sarah Webb for speeding past her, she didn't mince words. Wow, these people put my freedom in the hands of a coin flip, Webb told 11Alive.
The encounter was caught on the officers' body cameras. ATLANTA (WSB/CNN) – Two police officers in Georgia allegedly used a coin flip app to decide whether a woman should be arrested.
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