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GBI arrests 2 police officers on child abuse charges

Tracy and Rosemary Jones were arrested Tuesday on charges related to child abuse, according to the GBI.

WORTH COUNTY, Ga. — Two Georgia police officers were arrested Tuesday on charges related to child abuse.

According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, 47-year-old Tracy Jones and 36-year-old Rosemary Jones were arrested in Sylvester and booked into the Worth County Jail.

The GBI says it was asked to investigate allegations of the couple mistreating their adopted children.

Tracey Jones, an officer with the Jacksonville Police Department, was charged with two felony counts of cruelty to children in the first degree.

Rosemary Jones, an officer with the Poulan Police Department, was charged with two counts of cruelty to children in the first degree, two counts of aggravated assault and one count of false imprisonment.