Fulton County Sheriff’s Office Investigators have charged FCSO Detention Officer Demarcus Tinsley, age 27, and three current Fulton County Jail inmate residents Cleavon Battle, Willie Holt, and Karanji Reese, each with one count of conspiracy to commit a felony.

Tinsley has also been charged with one count of violation of oath by public officer. The charges stem from the discovery of contraband within the Fulton County Jail on September 2, 2025.

The investigation revealed that Officer Tinsley allowed inmates Battle, Holt, and Reese to enter a housing zone where they were not assigned and remain there for approximately six hours overnight, from August 31 to September 1, without supervision. Video shows the three inmates exiting the zone with contraband before returning to their designated

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