Tony Kirkland, a deputy who was working as a bailiff at the Coffee County Courthouse at the time, has been arrested and charged with aggravated sexual battery by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The GBI announced his arrest earlier today in a press release, with the Coffee County Sheriff s Office also releasing a statement regarding Kirkland s arrest.
Andrew Brown Jr. was shot and killed by sheriff's deputies in his car in April 2021. Since then, his case and Elizabeth City have gotten nationwide attention.
A year after Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office deputies shot and killed Andrew Brown Jr. while trying to arrest him on charges that he was selling illegal drugs, the small, coastal community at the center of it remains divided.
Parents and Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten are speaking out about a tense situation happening Wednesday morning in Elizabeth City. A Northeastern High School student was arrested and faces charges after officials found drugs and an AK-47 pistol on board.