A former Clayton County sheriff's deputy who once ran for Cobb County Sheriff has been captured in Jacksonville, Florida, ending a monthslong search by multiple Georgia law enforcement agencies. Antaney Hogan was taken into custody by Jacksonville police and is being held on an outstanding Jasper County larceny warrant, closing out a saga that left at least one alleged victim waiting more than a year for police to catch up with him.
Hogan's arrest was first reported by FOX 5 Atlanta, whose reporter Kevyn Stewart covered the story from the Atlanta Police annex in northwest Atlanta, drawing on interviews and police reports. Among those interviewed was Jay Tenenbaum, who says he paid Hogan $9,000 cash for a car after Hogan showed up in uniform, only for Hogan to sell him the vehicle without ever delivering the title, according to the outlet's reporting.
Tenenbaum told the outlet that Hogan repeatedly postponed handing over the paperwork, stretching the wait out for more than a year. “He should go away for a long time,” Tenenbaum said, according to the station's report. He also had a warning for anyone buying a used car from a stranger: get a real title right away.
A Campaign Built on Law Enforcement Credibility
Hogan's résumé made him an unusually credible figure to the people he allegedly targeted. Before his run for sheriff, he worked as an internal affairs investigator for the Clayton County Sheriff's Office, served with the GBI Gang Task Force and the Smyrna Police Department, and deployed to Afghanistan with the U.S. Army National Guard, according to Branch. In May 2024, he ran as a Republican candidate for Cobb County Sheriff, finishing third in the GOP primary behind David Cavender and Ricci Mason, per Ballotpedia.
That professional background didn't stop South Fulton Police from firing him in 2024, less than two weeks after hiring him, following an internal investigation tied to a vehicle sale on Facebook. The department had received a complaint about a possible vehicle scam shortly before letting him go, the same period during which the alleged pattern of fraud appears to have accelerated.
A Pattern of Alleged Loans, Vehicles and Fake Emergencies
Police allegations describe a consistent scheme playing out across multiple counties. Former Clayton County colleague Janelle Thompson alleged she loaned Hogan $20,000 in 2024 for a Rockdale County property investment that never existed, after Hogan told her his own credit was poor. Police say Hogan repaid only a fraction of that loan before cutting off contact, prompting two Fulton County arrest warrants.
The Jasper County larceny warrant — the one authorities are now holding him on in Jacksonville — stems from an alleged truck scam involving Hogan's ex-fiancée, who told police Hogan illegally sold a truck that actually belonged to her father. A fourth warrant, issued in Atlanta, accuses Hogan of fraudulently taking $7,600 from a victim by falsely claiming the money was needed for his children's medical expenses.
Why Warrants Went Unserved for Months
Multiple agencies searched for Hogan for months, but previous attempts to serve arrest warrants failed because the warrants repeatedly listed invalid or outdated Cobb County addresses for him. In at least one instance, authorities dismissed a warrant after failing to serve it over a bad address, illustrating how clerical gaps let him stay a step ahead of prosecutors even as complaints piled up.
In October 2025, before his Florida arrest, Hogan briefly spoke to reporters by phone, saying he wanted to share his side of the story but had been told by his attorney not to comment. Authorities have not confirmed when Hogan will face extradition back to Georgia, nor have they clarified the status of his other outstanding warrants.
What Georgia Law Says About the Charges
Under Georgia Code § 16-8-12, theft by deception involving property valued between $5,000 and $25,000 is a felony punishable by one to ten years in prison, while theft exceeding $25,000 carries a sentence of two to 20 years, according to Justia Law. That range gives Hogan significant potential prison exposure depending on how prosecutors in Fulton, Jasper and Atlanta ultimately proceed, though it remains unclear whether those cases will be handled separately or consolidated.
