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Deputies in Cherokee County, Georgia, Allegedly Misused Automated License Plate Reader Data for Non-Law-Enforcement Purposes

June 12, 2026

An internal audit by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office in Georgia reportedly found that deputies Cynthia Jodesty, Chris Bryant, and Mike Creeden used the agency's automated license plate reader database for non-law-enforcement purposes in violation of policy and state law. This incident highlights concerns over responsible AI governance and the need for effective guardrails to prevent misuse of sensitive data. For more information on Project Cerebellum and harm prevention strategies, contributors—JOIN US—to learn more.

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Alleged deployer
cherokee-county-sheriff's-office-(georgia), cynthia-jodesty, chris-bryant, mike-creeden, law-enforcement
Alleged developer
flock-safety, surveillance-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties
unnamed-employee-of-the-cherokee-county-sheriff's-office-in-georgia, cherokee-county-sheriff's-office-(georgia), individuals-whose-license-plate-data-were-accessed-for-non-law-enforcement-purposes, privacy, law-enforcement

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Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1595

Data source

Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).

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McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.

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