The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports, citing court documents, that DeKalb County police officer Marius Tassy, 43, faces a felony charge of unlawful practice of pharmacy and a misdemeanor charge of sale of dangerous drugs. According to those documents, he sold a prescription drug to an undercover agent who had told him they needed to terminate a pregnancy. Officials said he is on administrative leave pending the investigation. Online records show he was booked into the DeKalb jail on a Tuesday and released the following Thursday morning. The newspaper reported that Tassy did not immediately respond to a request for comment and that court documents list no attorney for him. The charges are allegations, and the case has not been resolved.
Why it matters
The case involves a sworn officer charged with drug sales and unlicensed pharmacy practice, and the matter remains under investigation with the officer on administrative leave.
Charged: Prosecutors filed criminal charges. A charge is not proof of guilt, and the person is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. Researched with AI assistance from the sources listed here and reviewed under our methodology.