Monroe County deputy arrested after fight with wife, deputies say

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MONROE COUNTY, Ga. — A Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputy was arrested for simple battery-family violence after a fight with his wife, deputies say.

On Dec. 25 at around 9:30 p.m., deputies responded to a domestic dispute call near Abercrombie Road.

Deputies spoke with the woman who called, who said she and her husband were involved in a physical fight.

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After interviewing the two people involved and witnesses, deputies arrested Charlie Bryson, 54.

Bryson had been a deputy with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office since 2020.

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He has been placed on administrative leave.

Bryson was charged with simple battery-family violence and booked into the Monroe County Jail.

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