A Dunwoody police officer is under investigation for his alleged behavior in response to the department’s former spokesman being charged with a DUI.
Officer Brian Bolden, a prison transport officer, was placed on paid administrative leave in early February — days after he spoke to media outlets about the DUI arrest. Sandy Springs police are handling the internal affairs investigation into Bolden’s conduct, which includes accusations that he broke Dunwoody Police Department policies related to “public criticism” and “misuse of position,” USA Today reported.
“It would be inappropriate for me to comment further on an active investigation,” Dunwoody police Chief Billy Grogan said in a statement to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday.
USA Today reported that Bolden told reporters about the Jan. 26 arrest of Sgt. Robert Parsons, who was the police department spokesman at the time. Parsons, 37, crashed his vehicle into a utility police and was charged with a DUI by Georgia State Patrol troopers. It was his second DUI arrest since 2018, and Parsons resigned on Jan. 27.
Bolden has been an outspoken critic of the department, and he was among multiple officers who accused a former lieutenant of bullying and sexual harassment. Lt. Fidel Espinoza resigned in 2021 amid an internal investigation that found he asked for nude photographs from at least three employees.
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