QUITMAN, Ga. (WALB) - A Quitman Police officer was arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and charged with cruelty to children and negligence.

Charges were brought against both Deandre Tucker, 33, and his wife, Micayla Tucker, 30, according to the GBI.

Deandre Tucker is charged with:

• One count of felony cruelty to children in the first degree
• One count of felony cruelty to children in the second degree with negligence

Micayla Tucker is charged with:

• One count of felony cruelty to children in the second degree with negligence

Both Tuckers were booked into the Brooks County Jail, GBI said.

On March 2, the Quitman Police Department (QPD) requested that the GBI investigate an allegation of child abuse against one of their police officers.

No further details about this case have been released.

GBI says this investigation is ongoing. They suggest anyone with information to call the GBI Investigative Office in Thomasville at 229-225-4090. Anonymous tips can be submitted at 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at their website or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

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