Augusta, GA
Former APD officer arrested on enticing child charge
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First, WRDW/WAGT) – A former Atlanta Police Department officer was arrested in east Georgia on an enticing a child charge.
Benjamin Travis Hopson, 34, was arrested by Richmond County deputies on Aug. 24, according to WRDW, Atlanta News First’s sister station in Augusta.
Hopson was charged with enticing a child for indecent purposes.
WRDW reported that authorities said Saturday morning they were looking for Hopson, and he was arrested later that afternoon.
The charges stem from an incident in the 1000 block of Stevens Creek Road in Augusta in June, WRDW reported.
WRDW reported jail booking information, the incident report and Hopson’s booking photo were not immediately available.
The Atlanta Police Department said it is aware of the investigation into Hopson, a former public information officer. Hopson was “relieved from duty and placed in a non-enforcement, administrative assignment” in May 2023, APD said. The department said he had been on extended unpaid leave before he was fired on Aug. 23.
Copyright 2024 WANF. All rights reserved.