Two Georgia police officers who are married have been arrested for allegedly abusing their adopted children.
Tracy Jones, 47, and Rosemary Jones, 36, were arrested in Sylvester, Georgia, by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday on charges of child abuse.
Tracy is an officer with the Jacksonville, Georgia, Police Department and Rosemary is an officer with the Poulan Police Department.
Police officer couple Tracy Jones, 47, (left) and Rosemary Jones, 36, (right) were arrested Tuesday in Sylvester, Georgia, for allegedly abusing their adopted children
Tracy (left) and Rosemary (right) were arrested after the Tift Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office asked the GBI to investigate allegations that the couple was mistreating their adopted children, according to a statement from the GBI
They were arrested after the Tift Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office asked the GBI to investigate allegations that the couple was mistreating their adopted children, according to a statement from the GBI.
Tracy and Rosemary were both charged with two felony counts of cruelty to children in the first degree.
Rosemary was also charged with two felony counts of aggravated assault and one felony count of false imprisonment.
Tracy (left) is an officer with the Jacksonville, Georgia, Police Department and Rosemary (right) is an officer with the Poulan Police Department
Tracy (right) and Rosemary (left) were both charged with two felony counts of cruelty to children in the first degree. Rosemary was also charged with two felony counts of aggravated assault and one felony count of false imprisonment
Both were booked into the Worth County Jail.
Sylvester, Georgia, is about 170 miles south of Atlanta.
According to a post on his Facebook page, Tracy campaigned to be the Worth County Sheriff as a Democrat in 2016, but did not win the election.
He and Rosemary have been married since 2002.
Tracy also has several pictures on his profile of he and Rosemary with up to seven children.
According to a post on his Facebook page, Tracy (left) campaigned to be the Worth County Sheriff as a Democrat in 2016, but did not win the election. He and Rosemary (right) have been married since 2002