Georgia Probation Officer Arrested for Leaking Law Enforcement Data to Drug Suspect
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has arrested Kenneth Rankin, 52, a Georgia Department of Community Supervision officer, for allegedly leaking confidential law enforcement data to a suspect involved in a Tennessee drug investigation.
Rankin has been charged with Computer Theft and Violation of Oath of Office.
In May 2025, the Soddy Daisy Police Department in Tennessee contacted the GBI about a drug investigation originating in Hamilton County, TN. Evidence uncovered in the case led authorities to illegal activity in Georgia. The GBI West Metro Regional Drug Enforcement Office initiated a criminal investigation.
GBI agents determined that Rankin had improperly shared official law enforcement information with a suspect tied to the Tennessee investigation.
On June 10, 2025, Rankin was arrested in LaFayette, Georgia, with the assistance of the Georgia Department of Community Supervision and the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Calhoun. He was booked into the Walker County Jail.
The GBI acknowledged cooperation from the following agencies during the multi-jurisdictional investigation:
- Soddy Daisy Police Department
- Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
- Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office
- FBI Resident Agencies in Chattanooga, TN, and Dalton, GA
- Georgia Department of Community Supervision
- Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office
The investigation is ongoing, and additional charges are expected. Once complete, the case will be forwarded to the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.
