Police Chief takes Badges from 7 Officers in Atlanta Eagle Raid

Atlanta Police Chief George Turner has placed seven officers on administrative duty following an investigation into the 2009 raid of , a gay bar in Midtown.

"The officers were required to return their guns and badges and will not work in a law enforcement capacity until resolution of this matter," Carlos Campos, public information officer with the Atlanta Police Department, said Thursday afternoon in an email.

The disciplinary action comes after an independent review released Tuesday revealed that 10 officers involved in the raid violated APD's policy regarding truthfulness, says the AJC.

Campos said Turner "continues to digest the findings" in the reports and "will determine the appropriate final disciplinary action for each of the accused officers."

Here is the entire statement from Campos:

The investigative reports prepared by the Office of Professional Standards and Greenberg Traurig concluded that ten (10) sworn members of the Atlanta Police Department violated the APD‘s truthfulness policies.

Chief Turner placed seven of these ten officers on administrative duty pending the outcome of a disciplinary review.  The officers were required to return their guns and badges and will not work in a law enforcement capacity until resolution of this matter. These officers are:

Lt. Tony Crawford

Sgt. Willie Adams

Sgt. John Brock

Officer Jeremy Edwards

Officer Dimitri Jacques

Officer Vicente Marcano

Officer Cayenne Mayes

Of the remaining three officers, two, James Menzoian and Brandon Jackson, have already been dismissed from their employment as a result of a separate, unrelated investigation.   The third officer, Bennie Bridges, is currently suspended without pay as a result of a separate, unrelated investigation. 

Chief Turner has also demoted the commander of the units which oversaw the operation from the rank of Police Major to the rank of Police Lieutenant.

These are preliminary decisions.  Chief Turner continues to digest the findings contained in the OPS and Greenberg reports and will determine the appropriate final disciplinary action for each of the accused officers.