New documents detail alleged cheating & cover-up at Atlanta police academy
ATLANTA — Channel 2 Action News has exclusively obtained documents that provide new details about a cheating investigation at the Atlanta Police Academy.
Channel 2 investigative reporter Mark Winne learned that William Lyons, a training instructor turned whistleblower, was moved after he delivered documents about misconduct to state authorities.
Assistant police chief Shawn Jones told Winne that several people were transferred at the same time and that it's a frequent personnel move.
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A police official tells Winne that Lyons took documents outlining cheating allegations to the state agency that certifies police officers in Georgia because he felt his superiors did not handle the incident properly.
The documents detail various cheating allegations among several cadets during police training - including tip-offs about a use of deadly force simulation.
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