Hapeville Cop Tased Handcuffed Man’s Groin, Now He’s Getting 3 Years

A former Hapeville police officer has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison after prosecutors said he repeatedly tased a handcuffed detainee, then tried to cover it up with a bogus use-of-force report. The sentence also includes two years of supervised release once he leaves prison.

Prosecutors told the court that Shevoy Brown tased the man at least six times during a June 2024 booking at Hapeville police headquarters, including shocks to the detainee’s private area, then filed paperwork claiming he had used the Taser only twice to gain compliance. U.S. District Judge Steven D. Grimberg imposed the 37 month sentence, according to CBS News Atlanta.

Charges and federal probe

Brown was indicted by a federal grand jury and arraigned in March 2025 on charges alleging unreasonable use of force and obstruction of justice, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The FBI investigated the case with help from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and federal prosecutors said the victim’s injuries required medical treatment. Those details are laid out in a Northern District of Georgia press release.

Local reports and court records show the man had been booked on a trespassing call on June 3, 2024, and placed alone in a small holding cell, where he was handcuffed to a stationary bench before the tasing incidents. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on Brown’s arrest by the GBI and the Hapeville Police Department’s move to take him off duty the following month.

Legal consequences

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brent Alan Gray and Bret R. Hobson, according to federal filings. Prosecutors argued that Brown abused his authority and then tried to hide his actions with a false report. Judge Grimberg’s sentence, prison time followed by supervised release, was imposed under federal civil rights and obstruction laws that have been used in other cases involving officers accused of exceeding their lawful authority.

Local oversight and next steps

City records show Brown left his job with Hapeville after the incident, and the state GBI investigation that led to his arrest came before the federal criminal case. Local television coverage has also reported that the victim has signaled plans to pursue civil litigation, and that the Georgia Peace Officer Standards & Training Council (POST) could move to suspend or revoke Brown’s certification, a process that typically runs on a separate track from criminal proceedings.

“Brown willfully violated our Constitution by abusing his power and writing a false report,” U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg said, while FBI Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Marlo Graham added that the sentence “demonstrates that no one is above the law,” according to CBS News Atlanta. Federal and state investigators said they intend to continue pursuing accountability when law enforcement officers violate civil rights protections.