Dekalb Cop D.A. Thomas fired for sex with underling

Dekalb County Police fired one of their own for inappropriate activities last month for, among other things, having sex with a subordinate and taking "inappropriate" pictures with a county-issued cell phone.
 
DeKalb police spokeswoman Mekka Parish told WSB 750 AM and now 95.5 FM that Sgt. D.A. Thomas was terminated for a bevy of policy violations including lying to superiors, improper use of county equipment, traveling outside of the county without knowledge and permission of his supervisor while on duty, and neglect of duty.

”This all stemmed from an inteal investigation that centered around a relationship that it appeared Sgt. Thomas had with a subordinate, Parish said.

”The charges that we were able to [substantiate] centered around frateization in a relationship that he had with a subordinate.

No disciplinary action has been taken against the woman in the relationship.

An anonymous tip alerted police leaders of alleged misconduct, and Thomas allegedly lied to his superiors when questioned.

When authorities demanded he tu over his phone, however, a subsequent search revealed photos of the woman that Parish described simply as ”inappropriate.

”When you are a supervisor, there is that level of responsibility and authority that you have over individuals, she said. ”When you venture outside of that professional relationship with individuals that misconduct can occur.

Thomas was a narcotics sergeant at the department’s east precinct. He was engaged in 2009 to Jameelah Qureshi, when she was shot and killed outside her home on Aug. 15 of that year by Luis A. Porras.