Former Lowndes County deputy sheriff Marty Aaron Bruce was forced to resign after repeated abusive conduct culminating in a civil rights lawsuit for assaulting an airman of the United States Air Force. To summarize, Marty Bruce worked security at a Valdosta bar where he was trying to put lame moves on a female employee. The airman needed to visit his vehicle to make a call and spoke briefly to the female. Marty Bruce flew into a jealous rage and threw the airman through the door and onto to the ground. Realizing his liability, Marty Bruce arrested and charged the airman with “pedestrian under the influence.” The problem: the airman was not drinking and was nowhere near a roadway.
At that time Marty Bruce was a canine handler. His dog’s name was Bart. Marty Bruce was romantically attached to my neighbor. He always drove his patrol vehicle (free gas, tires, brakes, etc). Bart was always outside in the unit. Winter, summer, always in the cruiser. Moody Air Force Base allowed area canine handlers to use base grounds for exercises and training. Community scuttlebutt held that Marty Bruce was banned from the base for reckless driving.
I observed Marty Bruce act very possessively of my neighbor (and I imagine she had a power fetish). One of my cameras caught this midnight outdoor argument.
Marty Bruce was quite the binge drinker. Here’s a dash camera recording of a drunken Marty Bruce trying to spin a story to his corporal. (Georgia has open-records laws.)
There’s more to say and if you are an plaintiff’s attorney, feel free to contact me to hear the rest.
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