Detective charged with evidence tampering

A north Georgia detective who was about to be deployed to Afghanistan with the National Guard has been jailed on a charge of evidence tampering. The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office says 29-year-old Nathan Watson of Woodstock was arrested Monday after investigators went to his home and found evidence from investigations that Watson had failed to submit. He was in Mississippi awaiting military deployment. Watson also held in lieu of $40,000 bond on charges including violation of oath of office and possession of marijuana. He has worked for the sheriff's office for 10 years. Authorities say the investigation began three weeks agoinvolving missing court documents related to a search warrant.

(Associated Press)