Atlanta police officer who killed Rayshard Brooks charged in bar fight

Atlanta Police Officer Garrett Rolfe File Atlanta Police Officer Garrett Rolfe has been charged with simple assault following a bar fight in Midtown last month Rolfe made international headlines in when he fatally shot Rayshard Brooks during a DUI arrest at a Wendy s in southwest Atlanta Rolfe was fired and charged with murder but after charges were dropped he was reinstated with the department APD declared in a message on Wednesday that following a thorough and methodical scrutiny it had charged Rolfe with simple assault following a fight at X Midtown bar on June The report explained evidence will be turned over to the Fulton County Solicitor General s Office for further review Rolfe remains on administrative leave while we continue our internal study and await the outcome of all judicial proceedings the declaration reported According to bystanders Rolfe who was off-duty was questioned to leave the bar by bartender Ray Penrice Rolfe then allegedly hit the bartender numerous times before Penrice retaliated Penrice was later arrested on battery charges It is unknown if the charges against Penrice will be dropped after APD charged Rolfe The Atlanta Police Department remains committed to serving its citizens and holding its employees to the highest standards on and off duty the APD report announced The post Atlanta police officer who killed Rayshard Brooks charged in bar fight appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta