--- title: HR 2016. Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office and the Emanuel County Sheriff's Office; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr2016 cite_as: HR 2016, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2016 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2016.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2016/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74615 date: 2026-03-31 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2015.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2017.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2016.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 2016 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-03-31 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Butch Parrish text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR2016/2025 upstream_id: 2140185 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - law enforcement recognition - child sex trafficking - Emanuel County - legislative commendation --- # HR 2016. Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office and the Emanuel County Sheriff's Office; commend ## Text House Resolution 2016 By: Representative Parrish of the 158th A RESOLUTION Commending the Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office and the Emanuel County Sheriff's Office; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office and the Emanuel County Sheriff's Office collaborated to arrest and federally indict four individuals on child sex trafficking charges; and WHEREAS, the Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office specifically recognized District Attorney Tripp Fitzner and Chief Investigator Rocky Davis; and WHEREAS, the Emanuel County Sheriff's Office specifically recognized Sheriff Jeffrey Brewer and Investigator Michael Reddish for their roles; and WHEREAS, the Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office and the Emanuel County Sheriff's Office conducted a week-long investigation into a child sex trafficking operation in November 2025; and WHEREAS, District Attorney Tripp Fitzner and Sheriff Jeffrey Brewer combined offices and resources, thereby following the case from Emanuel County to Savannah and Atlanta; and WHEREAS, authorities arrested four local individuals connected to the trafficking and exploitation of five minor victims; and WHEREAS, the Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office and the Emanuel County Sheriff's Office were recognized by United States Attorney General Pam Bondi for their outstanding work in this case. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend District Attorney Tripp Fitzner and Chief Investigator Rocky Davis of the Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office as well as Sheriff Jeffrey Brewer and Investigator Michael Reddish of the Emanuel County Sheriff's Office for their exemplary service. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the public and the press. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution commends the Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office and the Emanuel County Sheriff's Office for their investigation into a child sex trafficking case in Emanuel County. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution passed by the Georgia House of Representatives. It does not change any law. Instead, it formally praises specific law enforcement officials for their work on a child sex trafficking investigation. The resolution describes how the Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office and the Emanuel County Sheriff's Office worked together in November 2025 to investigate a child sex trafficking operation, following the case from Emanuel County to Savannah and Atlanta. Four individuals were arrested and federally indicted, and the investigation involved five minor victims. It notes that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi recognized the offices for their work. The House resolution names District Attorney Tripp Fitzner, Chief Investigator Rocky Davis, Sheriff Jeffrey Brewer, and Investigator Michael Reddish for commendation, and directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press. ### What it does - Formally commends District Attorney Tripp Fitzner and Chief Investigator Rocky Davis of the Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office for their work on a trafficking case. - Formally commends Sheriff Jeffrey Brewer and Investigator Michael Reddish of the Emanuel County Sheriff's Office for their roles in the same investigation. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the public and the press. - Creates no new law, funding, or penalty; it is a symbolic statement of praise adopted by the House. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors four named officials: District Attorney Tripp Fitzner, Chief Investigator Rocky Davis, Sheriff Jeffrey Brewer, and Investigator Michael Reddish, along with the Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office and the Emanuel County Sheriff's Office as institutions. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal effect and changes no Georgia law, funding, or procedure. Its practical impact is limited to public recognition: the named officials and offices receive an official statement of praise from the state House, which the Clerk will distribute to the press. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe a week-long joint investigation in November 2025 that led to the arrest and federal indictment of four individuals on child sex trafficking charges involving five minor victims. - The resolved clause commends the four named individuals by name for their roles in the investigation. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to the public and the press. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-31) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-31) - Sponsors: Butch Parrish - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74615 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2016.md?full=1