Former Georgia police officer arrested for aggravated assault

SOPERTON – A former Georgia police officer has been arrested by the GBI and charged with aggravated assault.

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The GBI has arrested 60-year-old former Soperton Police Department officer Kenneth Bishop of Swainsboro, GA and charged him with three counts of aggravated assault and terroristic threats and acts.

On July 31, 2024, the Soperton Police Department asked the GBI to investigate an incident that occurred on July 26, 2024, while Bishop was employed as a Soperton Police Officer. The GBI's investigation revealed that Bishop was dispatched and responded to a call about an assault. During the initial investigation, Bishop stopped a car containing three people who were relatives and friends of the assault victim. Bishop and the individuals in the car got into an argument. The incident escalated and Bishop drew his gun from his holster. He pointed it at the individuals in the car while banging on the windows and threatening to shoot the car.

Bishop was booked into the Treutlen County Jail on August 19, 2024.

This investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the GBI's Eastman Regional Investigation Office at 478-374-6988. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by phone at 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at or by downloading the “See Something, Send Something” mobile app.

Once the investigation is complete, the file will be referred to the Public Prosecution Service of the Dublin Judicial Circuit for prosecution.