Citizen Report No. 1651007688 - 53178475

William (Billy) Wheeler
500 North Toombs Street
Valdosta, Georgia 31601

Date of Offense

February 8, 2020

 

Statement

On 2/8/2020 Public law enforcement Officer William (Billy) Wheeler unlawfully used force on a black man; grabbing him from behind constricting his movement with violent force and slammed him to the ground braking bones in the citizens' wrist. Sergeant Wheeler, (he was promoted to Lieutenant Wheeler after this violent offense – See Police Chief Leslie Manahan).  Wheeler then lied and wrote a report contradicting video evidence. He provided NO aid to the victim and left the scene without providing a report/case # to the man he assaulted. He called medical, then left the scene; the victim was too fearful to remain with 5 officers who just assaulted him, and begged to leave.  He reported the victim refused to be arrested (for no reason other than he was standing in a field talking to an officer) after he snuck up behind him and forcefully restrained, the victim's body and arms. 

 

 


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Definition of Offense(s)

False statements by a police officer fall under the category of police misconduct and refer to instances where a police officer deliberately makes false or misleading statements under oath, in official reports, or in any other official capacity.


Police brutality is the use of excessive and unnecessary force on the part of a police officer when he is interacting with a civilian, resulting in a violation of the civilian’s civil rights.


The term police misconduct refers to illegal or inappropriate action engaged in by law enforcement officers.


Law enforcement personnel are held to personal standards higher than other members of our communities. Conduct unbecoming has been a common and historical charge used in controlling and censuring police officers and other public employees, for both on and off duty actions.


Perjury is the intentional act of swearing a false oath or falsifying an affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to an official proceeding.