In an Oct. 21, 2024, letter, Labat wrote he was seeking for the county to provide legal counsel to resolve the issues between the sheriff’s office and the board of commissioners.

Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat speaks during a press interview at the district attorney’s office in Atlanta on Friday, July 12, 2024. Public safety officials presented findings from a ...

Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat filed a lawsuit against the county government on Tuesday, alleging they’re violating the law by limiting his control of the sheriff’s office budget.

More than 60 people who were being held in Fulton’s jail died between 2009 and October 2022, the highest total for any jail in Georgia during that time, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution found.

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Fulton County Sheriff Patrick "Pat" Labat has filed a lawsuit against the county, alleging the county unlawfully interfered with his constitutional authority to manage his ...