Henry County Sheriff’s investigators arrested an Abbeville police officer on Monday, based on a criminal complaint that he choked a 15-year-old boy until he passed out.
According to a statement from the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, investigators arrested 22-year-old Davey Jones on Monday after he turned himself in.
Henry County Sheriff William Maddox said the parents of the victim asked that the Henry County Sheriff’s Office handle the investigation because Jones is the son of Headland Police Chief Mark Jones.
The mother of the victim went to the Henry County Sheriff’s Office on Monday and signed a warrant charging Davey Jones with misdemeanor reckless endangerment. He was released from custody after he posted a $500 bond. Maddox called the crime a class A misdemeanor. According to the statement, Jones faces up to one year in jail, and up to a $6,000 fine if convicted.
Chad Sowell, a spokesperson for the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, said Davey Jones has worked for the Abbeville Police Department for about a year.
According to a statement from the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, deputies received a complaint that a 15-year-old boy was assaulted around 1 a.m. Saturday. Maddox said the parents filled out an incident report with a deputy on Saturday.
Maddox said the teenager did not require any medical treatment from the assault. Maddox did not know how long the victim was passed out before he came to.
“He was put to sleep ... ,” Maddox said. “I think he woke up, and was alright.”
Maddox said the assault happened at a Headland residence where Jones had stayed in the past.
“I think it was a group of teenagers gathered at somebody’s house,” Maddox said. “I think they got to horsing around, and things got out of hand.”
Maddox said there would likely be no more charges, and he considered the investigation closed.
According to a statement from Abbeville Police Chief Mike Jones, Davey Jones was placed on administrative leave without pay as a result of his arrest.
Headland Police Chief Mark Jones said the incident had nothing to do with his department in Headland. Mark Jones declined to talk about what happened Saturday night, except to say the teenagers showed up uninvited to the home where his son occasionally stayed overnight. He said his son already has an attorney, and the complete story would come out in court.
“I think the ABI should be called in to investigate it,” Mark Jones said. “There’s two sides to every story.”
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