GBI Arrests Rabun County Sheriff in Sexual Battery Investigation

RABUN COUNTY, Ga – The GBI has arrested and charged Rabun County Sheriff Chad Nichols, age 45, of Clayton, Georgia, with Public Indecency, Sexual Battery and Violation of Oath by a Public Officer.

On Friday, May 24, 2024, Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney George Christian asked the GBI to investigate an incident involving Nichols.

Nichols turned himself in and was booked into the Rabun County Detention Center.

This investigation is active and ongoing.

Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be given to the Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney for prosecution.

Emma Dunn

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