Police Supervisor Accused Of Attempting To Run Over Fellow Officer
An Atlanta police supervisor has been removed from her duties after she reportedly tried to run over another officer.
WSBTV reports that an APD officer was assisting with the traffic flow near a Wells Fargo bank when Lt. Sharonne Steed refused to follow the officer’s instructions.
“Lt. Steed continued to defy the officer’s orders and ultimately bumped her vehicle into him,” Atlanta police said in a news release Tuesday, per WSBTV.
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Apparently, when the off-duty cop attempted to get Steed out of her car she resisted and bit his hand. At this point, numerous other officers were dispatched to the bank where Steed identified herself as an Atlanta police officer.
After an inet8gation Steed was hit with felony warrants which include obstruction, aggravated assault, and violation of oath by a public officer.
She was terminated of her duties until a further investigation and it is reported that she turned herself in to the Fulton County Jail on Tuesday. She had been an outstanding officer with the department since 1997.