Dunwoody police officer accused of battery, placed on administrative leave

A Dunwoody police officer has been placed on administrative leave after he was accused of a pattern of domestic abuse and arrested on a battery cha...

October 5, 2023
3:22 AM

A Dunwoody police officer has been placed on administrative leave after he was accused of a pattern of domestic abuse and arrested on a battery charge in Forsyth County. Mark Leslie Stevens, 49, the department's community outreach officer, will remain on leave while an internal investigation is conducted, Dunwoody police spokesman Sgt. Michael Cheek confirmed. Stevens, who lives in Cumming, was arrested on one count of battery/family violence, as first reported by Rough Draft Atlanta. He was taken into custody Aug.

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