The GBI has arrested and charged former Jasper Police Department officer John Massey, age 31, of Jasper, GA, with two counts of Simple Battery, one count of Criminal Trespass, one count of False Imprisonment, and one count of Violation of Oath of Office.
On Wednesday, May 20, 2026, the Appalachian Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office requested the GBI to conduct an independent investigation into allegations related to Massey’s conduct on duty in his former capacity as a Jasper Police Department officer. On March 25, 2026, Massey responded to a call of a man disturbing the peace. When Massey encountered the man at the location of the call, Massey entered the man’s home. A physical altercation then occurred between Massey and the man.
Massey was booked into the Pickens County Detention Center.
This investigation is active and ongoing.
