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NEWTON COUNTY, Ga. — A Newton County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been suspended after being accused of posting inappropriate comments online.
Officials told Channel 2 Action News that Deputy Clay Stevens had been suspended after making racist comments on Facebook about residents of the Newton County community.
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NCSO officials added that the investigation began after residents sent in their concerns and screenshots of what Stevens posted.
Stevens is currently under investigation and authorities have said they will only be fired if the investigation requires it.
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The Sheriff’s Office does not condone this behavior, the Sheriff’s Office wrote on Facebook. We thank those who have contacted our agency with information regarding this incident.
We have a team working to find out more about this story, and we’ll have an update on Channel 2 Action News at 4pm.
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