Jerry Goodman

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — After 11 years as the city’s top law enforcement officer, Albany Police Chief Michael Persley said he will soon be serving the city in a different way. “Someway, somehow I will be in intervention and prevention,” Persley said. “Something that keeps folks from going down the road they are headed on.” Persley reportedly informed City Manager Terrell Jacobs of his decision on Thursday, May 28, and the news was announced publicly at the City Commission meeting on Tuesday, June 2.

WALB is working to produce a video for this story. In the meantime, we encourage you to watch our livestream. SYLVESTER, Ga. (WALB) - The GBI and the Sylvester Police Department arrested and charged Daktavius Antuan Tyler, 32, in the deadly shooting of Reginald Alford, 56, both of Sylvester, GA. Tyler is charged with Malice Murder, Felony Murder, and two counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime.