The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is involved after a Baxley Police officer reportedly choked a 16-year-old suspect unconscious.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is involved after a Baxley Police officer reportedly choked a 16-year-old suspect unconscious. GBI says it's assisting in the investigation into Lt. John Jones. On June 16, Jones responded to a call regarding an assault at a business. After arriving, he took a 16-year-old teen into custody.Jones transported the teen to the Appling County Jail on charges related to the assault. Once at the jail, the juvenile was noncompliant while Jones attempted to remove him from the patrol car.Once the juvenile, who was handcuffed in the front, was under control, the GBI says Jones used unnecessary force when he struck the juvenile several times and then choked him to unconsciousness. Jones was arrested on July 2 for the charges of Battery, Cruelty to Children in the First Degree, and Aggravated Assault.The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Baxley Police Department at (912) 367-8305 or the GBI Region 4 office at (912) 389-4103.(Below: Former officer sentenced in police brutality case)

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is involved after a Baxley Police officer reportedly choked a 16-year-old suspect unconscious.

GBI says it's assisting in the investigation into Lt. John Jones. On June 16, Jones responded to a call regarding an assault at a business. After arriving, he took a 16-year-old teen into custody.


Jones transported the teen to the Appling County Jail on charges related to the assault. Once at the jail, the juvenile was noncompliant while Jones attempted to remove him from the patrol car.

Once the juvenile, who was handcuffed in the front, was under control, the GBI says Jones used unnecessary force when he struck the juvenile several times and then choked him to unconsciousness. Jones was arrested on July 2 for the charges of Battery, Cruelty to Children in the First Degree, and Aggravated Assault.



The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Baxley Police Department at (912) 367-8305 or the GBI Region 4 office at (912) 389-4103.

(Below: Former officer sentenced in police brutality case)