The Peace Officers Association of Georgia collection includes videos and transcripts of oral history interviews with retired and active duty law enforcement officers. Faculty and Students (undergraduate and graduate) from the Georgia Southern History Department conducted the interviews from 2014-18. The goal of the collection is to document the evolution of law enforcement in Georgia and to educate the public.
Related Collections: Peace Officers Association of Georgia Records
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Interview with Jon P. Long
Anna McIntyre
Interview conducted by Anna McIntyre at the POAG Conference in Savannah on August 21, 2018. Jon is a retired state trooper and currently serves as a sheriffs deputy. His father was also a deputy of the Long County Sheriffs Office. In this interview, Jon discusses his experiences with Civil Rights events and tragedies that have shaped his career.
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Interview with Willie C. Bolton
Anna McIntyre
Interview conducted by Anna McIntyre at the POAG Conference in Savannah on August 21, 2018. Willie was in law enforement for 41 years: 21 as a sheriff deputy in Clark County and 20 years as a warden at Athens-Clark County Prison. He has also been a member of the POAG since 1974. In this interview, Willie discusses the changes he has seen in technology, particularly in radio communications, and his philosophy on community policing.
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Interview with Charles Herbert McMichen
Micheal Van Wagenen
Interview conducted by Michael Van Wagenen in Waverly, Georgia, on January 23, 2017. Charles entered law enforcement in 1965 and retired after 49 years of service in the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (2014). He was also trained by the FBI to be the GBI's first sniper agent. In this interview, Charles discusses his involvement on drug cases and his experience in leading SWAT teams.
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Interview with David T. Mitchell
Anna McIntyre
This interview was conducted by Anna McIntyre in Savannah, Georgia, at the Savannah Marriott Riverfront Hotel. David discusses a double muder that he worked while being a GBI agent in Douglas, Georgia. He also discusses the evolution of the GBI during his career. The last big case he was apart of was the Tri-state crematorium case.
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Interview with Dell E. Kirkland
Micheal Van Wagenen
Interview conducted by Michael Van Wagenen at Waverly, Georgia, on January 23, 2017. Dell retired from the Georgia Bureau of Investigations after 31 years of service. He has worked in drug enforcement, homicide investigation, and natural disaster recovery. In this interview, Dell discusses his career in the GBI, especially working marijuana cases and the Albany floods.
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Interview with Gregory E. Loskoski
Anna McIntyre
Interview conducted by Anna McIntyre at the Savannah Marriot Riverfront hotel on August 21, 2017. Greg began his career as a law enforcement chaplain through the Department of Public Safety's Georgia State Patrol. He works alongside Dr. Rick Lanford as one of two chaplains in the Peace Officer Association of Georgia. In this interview, Greg discusses the history of POAG chaplains and his experiences serving and ministering to officers.
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Interview with Homer Haygood Keadle, Jr.
Micheal Van Wagenen
Interview conducted by Michael Van Wagenen at Waverly, Georgia, on January 23, 2017. Homer began his law enforcement career in the Army as a Military Policeman. After the military, he worked as a campus officer for the University of Georgia and later joined the Georgia Bureau of Investigations in 1973. In this interview, Homer discusses his experiences in drug enforcement.
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Interview with Kent Edward Wilson
Micheal Van Wagenen
Interview conducted by Michael Van Wagenen in Waverly, Georgia, on January 23, 2017. Kent started with the Georgia Bureau of Investigations in 1975 as an intern, but was able to get hired and stayed with the GBI until his retirement in 2006. He was inspired to join law enforcement by his uncle, who was a state trooper. In this interview, Kent discusses his involvement in drug enforcement including the Miss Vicky case.
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Interview with Paul F. O'Neal
Anna McIntyre
Interview conducted by Anna McIntyre at the Savannah Marriot Riverfront hotel on August 21, 2017. Paul started his law enforcement career as a state trooper in 1963. After 29 years with the Georgia State Patrol, he retired and now works with the Bartow County Sheriff Office. In this interview, Paul discusses the divide between law enforcement and the public.
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Interview with Paul L. Carter
Micheal Van Wagenen
Interview conducted by Michael Van Wagenen in Waverly, Georgia, on January 23, 2017. Paul started his law enforcement career as a radio operator for the Georgia State Patrol in 1969. He also served in the Cedartown Police Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigations. In this interview, Paul discusses his involvement in the Miss Vicky drug case as well as the Forsyth Brotherhood March of 1987.
