Documented Incident
Georgia Man's Suit Alleges Deputies Used Flock Cameras to Track Him During Civil Rights Case
Event: May 4, 2025 · First reported: October 13, 2026 · 5 sources
Tyler Murkerson has sued Flock Safety and Coweta County sheriff's personnel, alleging deputies ran searches on his vehicle through Flock's nationwide camera network while he was pursuing a civil rights lawsuit over a 2023 arrest. According to the complaint, an audit record shows five searches attributed to the sheriff's office over a 197-day period from May 4, 2025 to November 18, 2025, each reaching more than 6,000 agency camera networks, with stated reasons listed only as "info" and "37." Murkerson seeks damages, deletion of records obtained unlawfully, and class certification for other Georgia drivers searched without a recorded investigative reason. The allegations have not been proven in court, and neither Flock nor the named defendants had publicly responded as of the article's publication.
The case tests whether ALPR audit logs can be used to establish retaliatory surveillance against someone exercising legal rights, and raises questions about how search-reason fields are enforced in systems that query thousands of jurisdictions at once.
Key facts
- Complaint alleges five Coweta County searches of Murkerson's vehicle between May 4 and November 18, 2025, each querying 6,000+ agency camera networks.
- Two disclosed searches list reasons as "info" and "37"; Georgia law permits plate data access only for investigating an offense or agency-initiated activity, and misuse is a crime.
- Murkerson's charges from the February 6, 2023 arrest were dismissed on June 26, 2023; his earlier civil suit was dismissed with prejudice around August.
- The suit seeks class certification for other Georgia drivers searched without a recorded investigative reason; no judge has approved class status and no allegations have been proven.
- The Coweta County Sheriff's Office separately said an internal Flock audit flagged several employee accounts, three employees resigned, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked to review; officials did not name them.
Timeline
- October 13, 2026Georgia Man Sues Flock Safety and Police Over Alleged Retaliatory License Plate Surveillance
- October 14, 2026Lawsuit alleges CCSO used Flock cameras in retaliation
- October 15, 2026Georgia man says Coweta deputies used Flock cameras to track him after he sued them
- October 13, 2026Georgia Man Says Deputies Used Flock Cameras to Track Him After He Sued Sheriff
Sources
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- Georgia Man Sues Flock Safety and Police Over Alleged Retaliatory License Plate Surveillance (Headtopics, October 13, 2026)
- Lawsuit alleges CCSO used Flock cameras in retaliation (The Newnan Times-Herald, October 14, 2026)
- Georgia man says Coweta deputies used Flock cameras to track him after he sued them (CBS News, October 15, 2026)
- Georgia Man Says Deputies Used Flock Cameras to Track Him After He Sued Sheriff (Gizmodo, October 13, 2026)
- Georgia Man Says Deputies Used Flock Cameras to Track Him After He Sued Sheriff (Gizmodo, October 13, 2026)
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Updated October 16, 2026. Corrections: blockflock@bytebunny.io. See all documented incidents or search the full article archive.