CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. — A now-former Cherokee Sheriff’s deputy has been fired after a routine audit of the department’s automated license plate reader database, the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office said.
Investigators said the audit showed Deputy Cynthia Jodesty put the tag information of another sheriff’s office employee while performing a “non-legitimate law enforcement function at the time.”
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Jodesty is facing a felony count of violation of oath of office and a misdemeanor county of prohibition on law enforcement retaining license plate data obtained from an ALPR.
Jodesty was booked into the Cherokee County jail and was released on a $3,812 bond.
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The Sheriff’s Office said Jodesty had been assigned to the Uniformed Patrol Division but that she’s no longer one of the Office’s employees.
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