By George
Franco
THOMASTON, Ga. -
A rally was held in the city of Thomaston Tuesday
night to protest the firing of a suspended officer.
Officer Phillip Tobin is currently on paid leave
after he tasered Kelsey Rockemore earlier this month. Community leaders tell
FOX 5 that incident is just the latest in a long string of complaints.
Concerned citizens joined Senator Vincent Fort who
spoke out at the rally. Rally organizers contend what’s at question is Tobin
over stepping his bounds as a police officer.
Officer Tobin has an astonishing record of
complaints dating back many years.
Thomaston Police Chief Dan Greathouse describes
Tobin as a very proactive officer that makes a lot of arrests. Greathouse also
says he brought in two new investigators to conduct an internal investigation
along with a separate GBI investigating
The
protest was held at Thomaston City Hall.