DeKalb County jail detention officer arrested for shoplifting, terminated

DECATUR, GA– The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office today terminated a DeKalb Jail detention officer moments before his arrest by another agency on shoplifting charges.

Jason Sidberry, 38, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, had been a detention officer with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office since March, 2022. He was terminated for Violation of the Law and arrested on the job by the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office on four counts of Theft by Shoplifting.

According to warrants, Sidberry stole merchandise from a Walmart store in Gwinnett County on several occasions.

Sidberry was taken into custody by Gwinnett County deputies at the DeKalb Sheriff’s Office and transported to the Gwinnett County Jail. 

Photo: Jason Sidberry booking photo provided by Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office.