Following In His Footsteps
Arlene Brooks with her father, Robert Henry McMichael II
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Robert McMichael II became a police officer in the late ’60s.
He began his career investigating corruption and eventually served as sheriff of Fulton County.
His daughter, Arlene Brooks, followed in his footsteps. She rose to the rank of captain for the training section in the sheriff’s office.
This conversation was recorded in 2018.
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