Former Ivey police officer arrested on financial transaction card fraud charges

The investigation is active and ongoing.

IVEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A former Ivey police officer has been arrested and charged with financial transaction card fraud, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Twenty-four-year-old Christopher Denaris Brown was charged with financial transaction card fraud and violation of oath of office.

The GBI says Brown is a former Ivey Police Department officer.

According to a news release, the Ivey Police Department requested the GBI to investigate the misuse of a City of Ivey credit card on April 13, 2025.

The investigation showed that Brown, who was hired in October 2025, used a City of Ivey credit card to purchase gasoline for his personal vehicle throughout the state of Georgia.

Brown is currently booked at the Wilkinson County Jail.

The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the GBI regional investigative office in Milledgeville at 478-445-4173.

Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.