Two Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) employees are out of work following an internal investigation into policy violations.
Casey Ivey, who served as a captain in the jail, resigned prior to being terminated for numerous policy violations, including having inappropriate relationships with subordinates, the sheriff’s office says. While these policy violations occurred in 2021, they just recently came to light during this investigation.
Ivey resigned during his pre-termination hearing on August 22, 2023.
Former Lt. Jane Ellen Young was terminated on the same date for being deceitful during the internal investigation and other policy violations.
Both Ivey and Young were placed on administrative leave with pay during the investigation.
Ivey had been most recently employed with the agency since August 2014. Young started with the agency in July 2018.
None of the policy violations involved any inappropriate interaction with inmates, officials say.
Sheriff Couch reacts
Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch notified all HCSO employees of the personnel actions in an email issued Thursday, August 24, 2023.
“I am very disappointed in the unprofessional conduct displayed by these former employees and I will not tolerate this behavior,” he wrote. Couch added, “Their actions undermined the order, discipline and standards our community expects from our agency. The only possible course of action for these policy violations was termination. Typically our deputies, officers and civilian personnel do a phenomenal job day-in and day-out, all while working with difficult people under challenging circumstances.”
This is the second time this week that a Hall County public safety department has been impacted by the loss of top-ranked personnel.
The Hall County fire chief and assistant chief resigned amid reports that Assistant Chief Tim Woodward was having a relationship with a subordinate.
