The GBI has arrested and charged former Barrow County Sheriff’s Office Jailer Lolita Lightner, 50, of Winder with Cruelty to Inmates and Violation of Oath of Office.
The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI to investigate an incident involving Lightner on Sunday, July 21.
Several Barrow County Jail inmates were affected by a substance believed to be pepper spray that was intentionally put in their food. Lightner was in charge of the care of the inmates. At this point in the investigation, agents suspect that she acted alone.
Lightner was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Barrow County Jail.