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Toni Cierra Lewis: Bibb County Deputy Arrested on Stalking and Flock License Plate Data Charges
Three Bibb County deputies were arrested after a Flock audit flagged alleged personal searches of vehicle-location data. Toni Cierra Lewis was one of them. The former Bibb County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputy, 32 at the time of the August 2026 reporting, was booked August 10, 2026, on charges of stalking, violation of oath by a public officer, and an offense concerning law-enforcement retention of license plate data. Authorities said the three cases were separate and each involved someone with whom the accused deputy had a personal relationship. These are allegations, not findings of guilt.
How the Bibb County Flock audit led to arrests
On August 4, Georgia Public Broadcasting reported that a monthly audit of the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Flock system identified three queries flagged by Flock’s auditing process as potentially problematic. The sheriff’s office temporarily restricted the involved deputies’ Flock access while Internal Affairs investigated. On August 10, the department announced the arrests of Lewis, Joseph Callaway and Coznavian Stubbs. Officials said an internal audit conducted with Flock’s assistance revealed alleged searches for non-law-enforcement purposes.
The agency stressed that the cases were separate and involved people with whom each deputy had a personal relationship. The available public reporting does not establish the exact plate queried by Lewis, the number of searches attributed to her, how many times a particular vehicle appeared in the system, or what records she viewed or exported. Those details require the audit trail and investigative file.
Georgia Public Broadcasting — August 4 audit investigation ↗
Georgia Public Broadcasting — August 10 arrests ↗
The charges against Toni Lewis
According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office statement as reported by WSB-TV and 41NBC, Lewis faced charges of violation of oath by a public officer, prohibition on law enforcement retaining license plate data, and stalking. The offenses reported for Callaway and Stubbs were not identical; their charges should not be assigned to Lewis. The three were booked into the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center on August 10. Subsequent reporting said they had been released from custody.
WSB-TV — arrests and separate charge lists ↗
41NBC — sheriff’s statement and case details ↗
Lewis’s law-enforcement career and resignation
Contemporary reporting citing state records describes Lewis as beginning with Macon-Bibb E-911 as a communications officer in 2018, transferring to a jailer role in 2021, and obtaining peace officer certification in 2023. She later worked as a Bibb County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputy. State-record-based reporting lists her resignation date as July 30, 2026, before the August 10 arrest. The sheriff’s office also said Lewis and Stubbs resigned during the investigation. These dates matter: she was a former deputy when arrested, not an officer newly terminated on August 10.
Reporting based on jail records placed Lewis’s bond at $11,000. Bond is a pretrial release condition, not a criminal penalty or proof of guilt.
What the Georgia POST record adds
Shields of Shame previously reported that Georgia POST had suspended Lewis’s certifications. The supplied certification screenshot is reproduced below for readers to examine the recorded status. A POST certification suspension is an administrative action distinct from the stalking and license plate data charges. Any later certification reinstatement, revocation, hearing or court disposition requires updated official records and should not be inferred from the historical screenshot alone.
Open original Georgia POST certification image ↗
What the surveillance system could reveal
Flock automated license plate readers record observations of vehicle plates with timestamps and locations. Authorized users can search that retained information for legitimate investigations. Misuse allegations arise when access is allegedly diverted to private interests. In a relationship-related stalking investigation, that risk is especially serious because vehicle-location history can expose a person’s movements without their knowledge.
The agency said Flock’s auditing technology flagged irregularities, and Sheriff David Davis described internal follow-up. The fact that the alleged searches were eventually flagged does not, by itself, establish whether unauthorized access was prevented, how long it continued, or whether affected people were notified.
Timeline of the Bibb County investigation
- 2018: Lewis reportedly begins as a Macon-Bibb E-911 communications officer.
- 2021: Transfers to jailer duties, according to state-record-based reporting.
- 2023: Obtains peace officer certification.
- July 30, 2026: Reported resignation date in state records.
- August 4, 2026: Public reporting details Flock audit flags and an Internal Affairs review.
- August 10, 2026: Lewis, Callaway and Stubbs arrested in three separate alleged misuse cases.
- At the time of the supplied POST record: Shields of Shame reports Lewis’s certification status as suspended; a current record is needed for later developments.
Original evidence and images
All three supplied Shields of Shame assets are included here. The certification screenshot documents the administrative record; the photograph and thumbnail are visual case materials.
What records should be requested next?
Request the complete Flock user-level query history and audit flags; search dates and times; the plate identifiers where legally releasable; search reasons and linked case numbers; any results viewed, exported or shared; the Internal Affairs findings; the personnel resignation and POST reporting records; the arrest warrant and affidavit; and the current court docket and disposition. The public should also know when the audit feature was enabled, who reviewed alerts, how frequently reviews occurred, and whether policies changed after the arrests.
The Macon Telegraph reported in August that it requested the underlying audit records and was told production might take at least two months. That illustrates why the original machine-generated audit trail, not just the agency’s summary, is critical to evaluating what happened.
Frequently asked questions
Was Toni Lewis arrested?
Yes. Multiple contemporary outlets reported that she was arrested and booked on August 10, 2026.
What charges did she face?
Stalking, violation of oath by a public officer and a license plate data retention offense, according to the sheriff’s office’s reported charge list.
Was she fired?
The reporting identifies a resignation, with state records listing July 30, 2026, rather than an August 10 termination.
Were the three deputies accused of acting together?
No. The sheriff’s office described three separate cases involving individuals with whom each deputy had a personal relationship.
Was she convicted?
No final criminal disposition has been established by the sources reviewed for this article.
Related investigations and sources
Earlier Shields of Shame investigation into Toni Cierra Lewis ↗
Joseph Callaway — Bibb County Sheriff’s Office ↗
Institute for Justice — national ALPR abuse database ↗
Editorial note: This article separates allegations, reported criminal charges, resignation and POST certification status. Criminal charges are not convictions. Any later court or certification outcome should be verified against updated official records. Published October 13, 2026.