ATLANTA - Six officers accused of using excessive force in the arrest of two college students Saturday night will face charges, according to the Fulton County District Attorney's Office.
During a news conference Tuesday, Fulton County District Attorney said arrest warrants had been issued for all six officers involved in the incident.
Five of the officers are charged with aggravated assault, in addition to other charges. Two of the officers, Investigator Ivory Streeter and Investigator Mark Gardner, were fired earlier this week.
Streeter was hired in December 2003, and Gardner was hired in August 1997. “I feel a little safer now that these monsters are off the street and no longer able to terrorize anyone else,” said Messiah Young, who was