Watershed Management workers claim being held against will

Five of Atlanta's Department of Watershed Management employees claim they were held against their will by an Atlanta police officer and illegally searched. The claim was detailed in a letter written by staffers from the City's Inspector General's office.

The Brief

• • An Atlanta Watershed Department whistleblower says he and four others were illegally detained and searched after a supervisor's wallet went missing.
  • That same whistleblower says the water department managers forced him to sign phony documents and give up his rights to representation as part of a phony investigation on the matter.
  • The employee said he tried to get the HR Department to look into the issue, but staffers "brushed the matter under the rug."

What we know:

ATLANTA - On September 23, 2024, the OIG office initiated an investigation into the unlawful detention and search of five employees.

The whistleblower claims Director Yolanda Broome and Supervisor DeValory Donahue were the managers involved.

The employee alleged that he was forced to sign illegible documents and provided OIG with a faded employee statement, form and statement of Garity rights. The whistleblower stated Broome instigated that illegal investigation, and he is traumatized.

The director advised the supervisor to have all the employees within the unit go to the conference room for three hours.

The OIG found evidence that the five employees were held in the conference room with a...

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