Athens police officer fired after using his patrol car to strike a fleeing suspect

No one is above the law. Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement (AADM) Board Members and President Mokah Jasmine Johnson is pleased that Athens Clarke County's police Chief Scott Freeman decided to fire Officer  Saulters after initially placing him on administrative leave. After viewing  the video of Friday nights incident ;we were horrified by what we saw. Saulters made a poor decision when he decided to use his patrol vehicle to stop a fleeing suspect. His job  was to protect and serve; not to cause undo harm to an individual. Mr. Patmon may have broken the law, however he  did not deserve to be dehumanized and assaulted on the day in question.

So what's next, an internal affairs investigation has been initiated . Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Bureau of Investigation will conduct an independent investigations of the incident. While local citizens await the results, the great news is that Officer Saulters will no longer be tasked with policing the citizens of Athens Clarke County.As we wait for the outcome of each investigation; we ask that at this time the former Officer Saulters apologize to Mr. Patmon, his family, and the citizens of East Athens who laid witnessed to this inexcusable use of force.