Citizen Report No. 1676298513 - 1522408515

Ryan Biegel
209 East Fourth Street
Woodbine, Georgia 31569

Date of Offense

September 3, 2022

Offense(s)

 

Statement

This Encounter Involves:

Abuse of Authority

Unwarranted Use of Force

Use of Force

Battering Mr.  Hobbs multiple times, causing injury to Mr. Hobbs

Conduct Unbecoming

Violating Oath of Public Office

Criminal Charges

Charged with one count of Battery and one count of Violation of Oath of Public Office. 

Georgia Bureau of Investigation - Press Release

GBI Arrests Three Officers in Camden County Jail Investigation

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Camden County, GA (November 22, 2022) – The GBI has arrested and charged Camden County Corporal Correction Officer Mason Garrick, age 23, of Bryceville, Florida, Camden County Deputies Ryan Biegel, age 24, and Braxton Massey, age 21, both from Kingsland, Georgia, with one count of Battery and one count of Violation of Oath of Public Office. 

On Tuesday, November 15, 2022, the Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office requested the GBI to investigate an incident that took place in the Camden County Jail between Camden County Jail staff and Jarrett Hobbs, age 41. 

On September 3, 2022, Hobbs was arrested and booked into the Camden County Jail.  Hobbs was placed in an isolation cell and while attempting to take Hobbs out of the jail cell, Garrick, Biegel, and Massey struck Hobbs multiple times, causing injury to Hobbs.

This investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the GBI Kingsland Office at 912-729-6198.  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.

Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be given to Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.

Watch the full news conference here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zKcTOdo6Xw

Contact Special Agent in Charge

Stacy Carson

[email protected]

Link to GBI Press Release: https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2022-11-22/gbi-arrests-three-officers-camden-county-jail-investigation

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Definition of Offense(s)

Abuse of Authority

Police corruption is the abuse of police authority for personal gain. Corruption may involve profit or another type of material benefit gained illegally as a consequence of the officer's authority.

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Use of Force

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.

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Conduct Unbecoming

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.

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Criminal Charges and/or Conviction

Criminal charges and/or conviction refer to the legal process of accusing a police officer of a crime and determining their guilt through a court of law.

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