Dodge County Deputy Arrested for Stalking and Harassment

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has arrested 49-year-old Ronny Lewis Butts of Cochran, GA, and charged him with Harassing Communications (misdemeanor), Stalking (misdemeanor), and Violation of Oath of Office (felony).

The GBI was requested on Thursday, April 4, 2025, by Bleckley County Sheriff Daniel Cape to assist with an investigation into allegations that a law enforcement officer was stalking a woman in Bleckley County.

Butts is currently employed as a deputy with the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office. He has been booked into the Bleckley County Detention Center.

The GBI has stated that this investigation remains active and ongoing. Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the GBI regional investigative office in Eastman at 478-374-6988. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be given to the Oconee Judicial District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.