GBI: Former WRPD officer arrested, charged with sexual battery and violation of oath of office
A former Warner Robins Police Department (WRPD) Officer has been arrested and charged with sexual battery and violation of oath of office.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A former Warner Robins Police Department (WRPD) Officer has been arrested and charged with sexual battery and violation of oath of office.
According to a Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) news release, WRPD asked the GBI to investigate allegations of misconduct by a WRPD officer in July.
On July 18, a complaint was filed with WRPD alleging 30-year-old Ray Dexter Ewings of Warner Robins touched a person inappropriately in a sexual manner while on-duty and acting in his official capacity as a WRPD officer.
On Friday, September 13, the GBI says agents secured arrest warrants for Ewings. He was booked into the Houston County Jail.
According to the GBI, Ewings was terminated from WRPD on July 30 based on a WRPD internal affairs investigation.
The investigation is ongoing. If you have information, call the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Perry (478) 987-4545. You can also submit tips anonymously by calling 1-800-597-TIPS, online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
