AI incident ·
Former Coffee County, Georgia, Deputy Allegedly Used Flock Safety License-Plate Reader System to Track Woman
In brief
An AI system built by Surveillance technology developers, Flock Safety and 1 other and deployed by Stalkers, Law enforcement and 2 others allegedly harmed Women and girls, Women and 5 others.
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- Not classified
- Occurred
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- 1 report
What happened
Coffee County, Georgia, prosecutors allege former sheriff's deputy Chris Ashley Rozar used the department's Flock Safety license-plate reader system and other law-enforcement databases for personal purposes, including tracking and surveilling a woman without her consent in April–May 2024. A 2026 grand-jury indictment charged him with stalking, computer invasion of privacy, misuse of captured license-plate data, and violation of oath.
Editor's notes
The incident ID date is 04/10/2024, the earliest date in the indictment's reported 04/10/2024–05/01/2024 alleged-conduct window; available reporting does not establish that this was specifically the first Flock search. In 2024, then-Sheriff Doyle Wooten requested a GBI investigation, and Rozar was terminated after the investigation began. On 05/05/2026, Rozar was arrested following an eight-count indictment and released on bond. On 05/08/2026, the alleged victim spoke publicly while remaining anonymous. The incident ID was created on 09/30/2026.
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Who was involved
- Alleged deployer
- Stalkers Law enforcement Coffee County Sheriff's Office (Georgia) Chris Ashley Rozar
- Alleged developer
- Surveillance technology developers Flock Safety Automated license plate reader (ALPR) developers
- Alleged harmed party
- Women and girls Women Victims of stalking Unnamed woman allegedly tracked by Chris Ashley Rozar Privacy Individuals whose license plate data were accessed for non-law-enforcement purposes Individuals subjected to unauthorized surveillance
AI systems implicated
Surveillance technologyLaw enforcement databasesGeorgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) databaseFlock Safety automated license plate reader systemAutomated license plate readers (ALPR)
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Other incidents involving Stalkers
- Stow, Massachusetts, Police Officer Allegedly Used Flock License-Plate Reader System to Track Former Romantic Partner
- ChatGPT Was Alleged to Have Reinforced Pittsburgh Man's Stalking and Threats Against Women
- Former Costa Mesa, California, Police Officer Reportedly Used Flock Safety License-Plate Reader System to Track Woman He Was Seeing and Her Romantic Partners
- Kechi, Kansas Police Lieutenant Victor Heiar Used Flock Safety License-Plate Reader System to Monitor Estranged Wife
- Fort Bend County, Texas, Sheriff's Office Lieutenant Reportedly Used Flock Safety License-Plate Reader System for 189 Non-Law-Enforcement Searches
- Queensland Man Allegedly Distributed Purportedly AI-Generated Sexual Posters Falsely Advertising Women for Sex
Source record: incident #1716 on the AI Incident Database · all 1 report