Royston considers Surveillance Cameras at City Parks, other properties

Royston Police Chief Donnie Boleman is working with the City of Royston to put surveillance cameras in each of the City’s public parks.

Boleman made the request at the City Council meeting earlier this month after a woman reported a shooting in July in Tony Jones Park.

According to Chief Boleman three of the four suspects in that incident have been arrested and charged and a fourth suspect is still being sought.

Boleman told WNEG’s sister station WLHR on Monday, the shooting at the park was the result of an argument that got out of hand, but a witness told the City Council last week that up to 25 rounds were fired from she said sounded like an automatic weapon.

The Chief said Monday, these types of crimes are not typical in Royston City Parks and there’s been no increase in crimes at any of the parks there.

Boleman said however, he is now working with the City to explore putting in public surveillance cameras at the parks.

He believes surveillance cameras give citizens an extra level of safety not only at the parks but at all city-owned properties,

Those arrested in the July shooting incident are identified as Keshaun Mayfield, Kyairre Thomas, and  Antwon Long.

Mayfield is charged with nine counts of aggravated assault.

Thomas and Long are each charged with seven counts of aggravated assault and all three are charged with criminal damage to property in the first degree, firing a firearm within 50 yards of a highway/street, shooting a firearm on the property of another and possession of a firearm during the commission of certain crimes.

A fourth suspect, Pierre Oliver of Toccoa, is still at large but also faces the same charged as the three who were arrested.