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Duty-bound to keep order in a juvenile facility, a warrant suggests this guard let kids fight instead

A former corrections officer allegedly brought three juveniles to a room where they fought. One child was hurt so bad he lost a tooth.
Credit: Cobb County Sheriff's Office
Trevor Adrian Coker, a former juvenile detention center corrections officer, is accused of letting three youths fight in a room at the facility between May 6 and May 8, 2018.

MARIETTA, Ga. — A former juvenile corrections officer is facing several charges after authorities said he allowed three youths to fight in a room at the Marietta Regional Detention Center.

The alleged fights happened sometime between May 6 and May 8, 2018, at 1575 County Service Parkway in Marietta. A criminal warrant suggests that Trevor Adrian Coker, a juvenile corrections officer at the time, not only knew about the fights, he allowed them.

As a result, the warrant claims that one child under 18 received injuries to his face and head. The victim also had a tooth knocked out.

Coker now faces three charges of felony cruelty to children in the first degree and one count of violation of oath by a public officer. The latter charge stems from allegations that Coker allowed the kids to fight which, in turn, led to the other charges.

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