HALL COUNTY, Ga. — Two high-ranking Hall County deputies are off the job after investigations into their conduct.
The sheriff’s office announced that Maj. Sean McCusker was dismissed from his position with the Enforcement Bureau and Capt. Michael Mount resigned during the investigation.
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McCusker, who has been with the department since 1995, was found by internal affairs investigators to have gotten paid from secondary jobs while being paid by the sheriff’s office for the same hours, commonly referred to as “double dipping.”
They say for five consecutive weeks, McCusker did not work typically recognized business hours.
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Mount was being investigated for allegations that he broke several agency policies with off-duty job assignments. They did not comment on which policies were broken.
Investigators say Mount, who had been with the agency since 2009, also created a hostile work environment by abusing his authority as captain.
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