A former jailer from Walton County has been taken into custody after allegations emerged that he inflicted physical harm upon a restrained inmate. The incident has stirred the local community and called into question the conduct of law enforcement officials in correctional facilities. Jeffrey Sean Day, a 39-year-old from Monroe, faces charges including aggravated battery, cruelty to inmates, and violation of his oath of office, as reported by FOX 5 Atlanta.

According to WSB-TV, Day's arrest came on the heels of an investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigations following a request from the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, which sparked on August 1, when the inmate under Day's watch suffered injuries on July 28 severe enough to warrant medical intervention. However, details of how exactly Day is alleged to have injured the prisoner were not disclosed by officials the GBI has maintained a silence regarding the specifics of the case.

He is now incarcerated at the same facility where the incident reportedly occurred. The Walton County Sheriff's Office and GBI are urging anyone with information about the case to come forward and assist with the investigation.

Open channels for submitting information include direct calls to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office at 770-307-3080, and the GBI at 706-552-2309 for those choosing to remain anonymous, tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-8477, or online through the See Something, Send Something mobile app as the community awaits a thorough examination of the facts and the dispensation of justice, the reverberations of this case continue to resonate throughout Walton County.