Georgia corrections officer arrested for domestic violence

JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. — A Georgia corrections officer was arrested on Wednesday for domestic violence, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

The GBI said it arrested 52-year-old Ronnie Banks of Bowersville, who had been working at Jackson County Jail.

On April 29, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office responded to an assault at a home in Pendergrass.

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Banks is being charged with aggravated assault and battery.

Banks was booked into Jackson County Jail.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office at 706-367-8718 or 706-367-3784 (for anonymous tips) or the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Athens, GA at 706-552-2309. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

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