A Georgia police officer resigned from his job on Friday after erroneously pulling over a teenager, causing her to spend more than two weeks in a federal immigration jail, and leaving her facing deportation.
The officer, Leslie O’Neal, was employed at the police department in Dalton, a small city more than an hour north of Atlanta.
His arrest of college student Ximena Arias-Cristobal not only led to a domino effect that could lead to her deportation – it also engendered anger and criticism, especially given the circumstances of her immigration-related detention.
Another take: he resigned because the department didn’t come out to defend his actions.
He’s just gonna move out to the next town and keep committing crimes protected by the badge.
He’s going to go work for ICE now, this is going to get him expedited through the process. He’ll probably be running his own team by the end of 6 months.
May the forces forbid!