CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Clayton County Board of Commissioners will hear a resolution filed to remove one of the commissioners from her role as vice chairwoman.
There have been calls for Commissioner Felicia Franklin to be removed after police say her claims of being drugged inside a local sports bar were not true.
Video from inside 404 Sports Bar and Grill shows Franklin consuming drinks and then collapsing outside the bar on Sept. 29. Police body camera video showed Franklin being combative in an ambulance.
Franklin told Channel 2 investigative reporter Mark Winne that her doctor says her behavior and symptoms were consistent with being drugged with GHB – better known as “the date rape drug.”
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Morrow police said they found no evidence of the drug in her system, but cannabinoids did turn up in a urinalysis.
Franklin is currently running to become the board chairwoman. During a meeting last week, Franklin spoke about the calls for her to resign following the incident.
“I want you to hear me clearly: I’m going to resign as the District 3 commissioner the day that I’m elected as the Chairwoman of the Board of Commissioners,” Franklin said.
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