Jackson County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Philip Bryan Bullock, 50, of Hoschton, with two counts of Aggravated Assault, two counts of Cruelty to Children in the first degree, and two counts of Cruelty to Children in the second degree. The GBI says Karee Whitlock Bullock, 48, Hoschton, Bullock’s wife, was also arrested. She is charged with two counts of Cruelty to Children in the second degree.
The arrests, which were made Thursday, stem from the arrest in 2021 of Bullock’s son, Bryson Bullock, on rape and other felony charges. He was convicted of those charges last month.
“This ongoing and extensive investigation led to the arrests of Bryan and Karee Bullock,” a GBI news release says.
(This story will be updated as more information becomes available.)