CAMDEN COUNTY, Ga. — A former Camden County deputy was indicted Thursday for violating his oath as a law enforcement officer stemming from a 2023 incident involving the use of force against an inmate.

A Camden County Grand Jury handed down the indictment to Jacoby Anderson, who served as a deputy and jailor for the Camden County Sheriff's Office.

The indictment states that Anderson used force against inmate Zyaire Ratliff on May 18, 2023. The investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in 2023 revealed that Anderson hit Ratliff several times with a closed fist.

He was arrested by the GBI in 2023, and the formal indictment was presented on Thursday. Anderson was fired following an internal investigation by the sheriff's office in 2023.

In 2023, Ratliff spoke alongside other

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