On Monday afternoon, Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Quency Barnes and Frederick Ogletree were arrested for Battery and Violation of Oath by Public Officer. Both Deputy Barnes and Ogletree were assigned to the Corrections Division when these incidents occurred. Barnes has been employed with the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office since November 2017. Ogletree has been employed with the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office since August 2005.
It was reported that Barnes and Ogletree were involved in a physical altercation with a female inmate after she failed to comply with instructions from the deputies. This incident occurred inside the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center on May 30, 2023, just before 3:00 pm. An investigation into the incident determined that excessive and unnecessary force was used by the deputies in their attempts to restrain the inmate. The inmate is still in custody. Quency Barnes and Frederick Ogletree have both resigned.
As a result of the charges brought forth after the investigation, Quency Barnes and Frederick Ogletree, both turned themselves in to the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center on Monday afternoon. They have both been released on bond.
This incident is still under investigation.