An Athens-Clarke police officer was fired Tuesday after warrants were taken in Commerce charging her with a crime against a child.

COMMERCE, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has arrested Amber Nicole Ferguson, a former officer with the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, on two counts of sexual exploitation of children. Ferguson, a 33-year-old from Commerce, Georgia, surrendered to authorities at the Jackson County Jail on Monday, Jan. 15 at 8 a.m.

A family member filed a complaint against Amber Nicole Ferguson, 33, of Commerce. According to the GBI, Ferguson a former officer with the Athens-Clarke County Police Department was accused of taking sexually explicit pictures of a child. A 16-year-old south GA murder suspect was on the run for weeks. Here’s how he was caught

A Commerce woman and former Athens-Clarke County Police officer is facing multiple charges of sexual exploitation of children.

Amber Nicole Ferguson, 33, of Commerce, has been arrested and charged with two counts of Sexual Exploitation of Children.