12/10/2025
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The DeKalb County (Georgia) Police Department concluded an Internal Affairs investigation into an officer accused of confronting a transgender woman over her bathroom use at the Tucker library. The investigation sustained, or affirmed, the allegations in the complaint.
โAn investigative report has been prepared and placed in the employeeโs Internal Affairs file,โ the summary said. โ[The] investigation disclosed sufficient evidence to clearly prove the allegations made in the complaint.โ
The investigation identified the officer involved as G.A. Weaver.
Sasha Swinson said a DeKalb County police officer accosted her after she used the womenโs restroom at Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library.
Georgia Equality, an LGBTQ+ advocacy organization, said the incident is a clear violation of DeKalb County and Tuckerโs nondiscrimination ordinances, both of which protect gender identity.
The incident occurred Oct. 20, around 6:25 p.m. Swinson, a transgender woman, said she regularly visits public libraries, including the one in Tucker, and has never had issues with using restrooms. She had dinner in Tucker and stopped by the library to read.
The officers were likely present at the library because the Tucker branch served as an early voting site for the municipal elections, according to Swinson and the police spokesperson.
When she arrived, Swinson used the womenโs restroom and then sat down at a computer. An officer approached her about 10 minutes later, she said.
โAnd he says, โExcuse me, sir, next time you have to use the restroom, youโre going to have to go in either the menโs restroom or the family restroom down the hall,โโ Swinson said. โAnd then I politely told him I've been using the women's restroom here for months.โ
The officer continued speaking to her without lowering his voice.
โAnd he goes, โBut you're not a woman. That's obvious,โโ Swinson said.
Swinson tried to keep her composure and asked the officer if he worked for the library.
โAnd he says, โWhat difference does that make? This is a police matter.โ He's really mad,โ Swinson said. โHe said, โThis is a police matter. It's a safety issue. There are women, little girls in there,โ like he's some avenging hero or something.โ
Swinson told the officer, โHey, thereโs no reason to get transphobic.โ
She said the officer denied he was being transphobic, then threatened to arrest her, telling her, โYou should be thanking me for not taking you in right now.โ
Swinson welcomed the investigationโs findings.
โI'm not sure exactly what practical effects this will have, but it is certainly good news,โ she said.
Jeff Graham, Executive Director for Georgia Equality, said the findings show โthe system worked the way it should.โ
โHopefully, the practical effect will be increased attention to proper training,โ he said.
This is a developing story that will be updated when more information is available.
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