A Lenoir County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested earlier this week on a charge of fracturing his wife’s jaw.
George Anderson Bryan III allegedly punched his wife, Jamie Bryan, in the mouth on July 7, “causing a broken jaw which required surgery at Lenoir Memorial Hospital, surgery which included a plate being placed in her chin and four metal screws being placed in the gum area,” court documents state.
George Bryan was charged with felony assault inflicting serious injury on Wednesday — one day after his wife called the sheriff’s office to make the allegation.
“It’s a sad day at the sheriff’s office anytime one of our own has been charged with a criminal offense,” Maj. Chris Hill of the sheriff’s office said. “With that being said, the public expects us to do our job regardless of the adverse condition.”
District Attorney for the Eighth Prosecutorial District Branny Vickory said he did not officially know why it took Jamie Bryan three weeks to report the allegation, but said the sheriff’s office followed procedure in notifying him of the case.
“The sheriff himself (W.E. ‘Billy’ Smith) found out about it and informed me immediately on Tuesday,” Vickory said, “He and I jointly requested the SBI to get involved in the investigation (on Tuesday).”
George Bryan resigned from the sheriff’s office later that day. He was arrested Wednesday, spent the night in jail and made his first appearance in district court Thursday. He was released following the hearing after posting $500 bond.
“I don’t have no comment and don’t call my phone back,” George Bryan said Thursday afternoon.
Hill said he could not discuss whether Bryan has been disciplined by the office before, but called him an excellent deputy.
Bryan, listed at the same Kinston address as his wife in court documents, is 30 years old and worked with the patrol division. He was a member of the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office since 2004.
His probable cause hearing is set for Aug. 13.
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1 comment:
This all resulted from PTSD, after his coworker Allen Pearson was killed right beside him on a Domestic dispute call in Tickbite,NC. Only 3 months prior to this event!
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