GA - Crisp County jailer (Albert Bill Pole) arrested in sex sting

Albert Bill Pole
Original Article

08/03/2011

By Ryan Houston

CRISP COUNTY - A part-time Crisp County jailer was arrested Tuesday night in an undercover sex sting in middle Georgia.

Sixty-three year old Albert Pole is charged with attempt to commit child molestation.

He is in the Butts County jail.

Sheriff Haralson has confirmed that a part time deputy assigned to the detention division was arrested in Butts County, Georgia on August 2, 2011.

Haralson stated that his agency was notified at approximately 6:15 yesterday that Albert Bill Pole, age 63, had been arrested in an undercover sting.

Haralson said Crisp County Sheriff's office is working with Butts County Law Enforcement and the GBI in the continuation of this investigation. Pole, who had retired from the Department of Public Safety, has been employed part time with Crisp County for several years.

Sheriff Haralson stated that Mr. Pole has been dismissed from the Crisp County Sheriff's office and that this type of behavior will not be tolerated or condoned.

Pole has been charged with attempting to commit child molestation.