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VIDEO: Butts County deputies placed on leave following arrest complaints
by Brandon McGouirk
Butts County Sheriff's Office/WGXA News

BUTTS COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) -- Two Butts County deputies have been placed on leave after responding to a fight at Shawn O'Brian's over the weekend.

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Following receiving complaints about the way the deputies handled the situation, as well as a video taken by a witness, Sheriff Gary Long says he consulted with the district attorney and they both agreed to have an outside agency, Monroe County, conduct an investigation into the controversial arrest.

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