Sheriff's Office Fires Deputy Charged with Sexually Assaulting Inmate
The Douglasville resident remains in the Bartow County Jail without bond.
The second deputy accused of sexually assaulting a female inmate has been fired. Sgt. Kristopher Travitz's 14-year-old career with the Cobb County Sheriff's Office came to an end on Saturday, the same day that authorities arrested him on charges of violation of public oath, aggravated sexual battery, sexual assault by a law enforcement officer and false statements, Col. Milton Beck said in a news release. An internal investigation initiated after last month's arrest of Sgt. Alvin Blake Sutherland on similar charges led authorities to Travitz, who was brought in for questioning. Initially, according to a criminal warrant, he allegedly told officials that the inmate never came to his Douglasville home. But a GPS tracker that the inmate was …
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6:06 pm on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
I was just there for 6mts,and have seen these officers. No one is perfect but I would not have expected these officers to deal with inmates while in jail. Soooooo how does it feel to be an inmate? more ›