Former Soperton Police Officer charged for aggravated assault, terroristic threats
60-year-old Kenneth Bishop of Swainsboro was arrested and charged with three counts of aggravated assault and one count of terroristic threats and acts.
TREUTLEN COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A former Soperton Police Officer has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault and terroristic threats and acts, according to a press release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
60-year-old Kenneth Bishop of Swainsboro was arrested and charged with three counts of aggravated assault and one count of terroristic threats and acts.
On July 31, the Soperton Police Department asked the GBI to investigate an incident that occurred on July 26, while Bishop was employed as a Soperton Police Officer.
Bishop was dispatched and responded to a call about an assault.
Bishop stopped a car occupied by three people who were relatives and friends of the assault victim. Bishop and the people in the car got in an argument.
The incident escalated and Bishop pulled out his gun from his holster.Bishop pointed the gun at the people in the car while beating on the windows and threatened to shoot the car.
Bishop was booked into the Treutlen County Jail on August 19. This investigation is active and ongoing
Anyone with information can contact the GBI regional investigative office in Eastman at 478-374-6988. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
