Eastman, Dodge County, GA (October 23, 2026) – The GBI has arrested and charged two former jailers and two inmates from the Dodge County Jail following an investigation by the GBI and the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO). 

The following people were arrested:

  • Shequore Jordan, age 31, of Eastman, GA, a former Jailer, was charged with one count of Trading with Inmates and one count of Conspiracy to Commit a Crime
  • Dwayne Simmons, age 19, of Eastman, GA, a former Jailer, was charged with one count of Trading with Inmates and one count of Conspiracy to Commit a Crime
  • Alec White, age 28, of Eastman, GA, an inmate, was charged with one count of Conspiracy to Commit a Crime
  • Shelton Jackson, age 29, of Fulton County, GA, an inmate, was charged with one count of Conspiracy to Commit a Crime

All arrestees were booked into the Dodge County Jail. 

At the beginning of September, 2026, DCSO requested the GBI to investigate contraband being smuggled into the Dodge County Jail in Eastman, GA.

The GBI Middle Georgia Gang Task Force-Oconee Drug Task Force covers Middle and Southern Georgia. GBI MGGTF-Oconee DTF is a multi-jurisdictional drug task force that partners with the following agencies: Georgia State Patrol, Georgia Department of Community Supervision, Georgia Department of Corrections, Eastman Police Department, Dodge County Sheriff’s Office, Wheeler County Sheriff’s Office, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Telfair County Sheriff’s Office, McRae-Helena Police Department, Dublin Police Department, Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, Bleckley County Sheriff’s Office, Warner Robins Police Department, and Houston County Sheriff’s Office.

The investigation is active and ongoing. If you have information related to drug or gang activity, please call GBI MGGTF at (478) 207-1301. Anonymous tips can also be submitted online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

Once complete, the case file will be given to the Oconee Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.

Contact

Assistant Special Agent in Charge Kyle McNeal

[email protected]