A former Walker County sheriff’s deputy was arrested after investigators found he illegally accessed criminal history records and distributed evidence from active investigations, officials said.
Amadou Diaw, 33, of LaFayette, faces charges of unauthorized disclosure of criminal history record information, computer theft, computer trespass, violation of oath of office and misdemeanor obstruction, according to a Georgia Bureau of Investigation press release.
Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson said by email Friday his office received a civilian complaint Sept. 26 alleging Diaw had misused national and state criminal databases by sharing confidential information.
Diaw, who joined the Sheriff’s Office in April 2024 and was assigned to the Patrol Division, was fired Sept. 29, Wilson said. The sheriff requested the GBI investigation the next day.
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