VIDALIA, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested and charged a former sergeant following an investigation into access to a license plate reader system.
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Former Vidalia Police Department Sgt. Santonio Wilcher, 37, of Lyons, Ga., faces two counts of misuse of a license plate reader system and one count of violation of oath of office.
The state investigation began on Oct. 14, when the Vidalia Police Department requested that the GBI investigate allegations of employee misconduct.
The request followed an internal audit of the department’s Flock Safety System.
According to the GBI, Wilcher accessed the system on multiple occasions for non-law enforcement purposes.
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Wilcher is no longer employed by the Vidalia Police Department. Following his arrest, he was booked into the Toombs County Jail.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. Anyone with information regarding the case is asked to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Eastman at 478-374-6988. A
Once the investigation is completed, the case file will be submitted to the Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for review.
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