Rodney Bryant

{{short description|American law enforcement officer}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Rodney Bryant | office = [[Atlanta Chief of Police]] | 1blankname = [[Mayor of Atlanta|Mayor]] | 1namedata = [[Keisha Lance Bottoms]], [[Andre Dickens]] | term_start = June 13, 2020 | term_end = June 2, 2022 | predecessor = [[Erika Shields]] | successor = Darin Schierbaum | alma_mater = [[Georgia State University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br/>[[Central Michigan University]] ([[Master of Science|MS]]) }}

'''Rodney Bryant''' is an American law enforcement officer who served as [[List of Police Chiefs of Atlanta|Chief of Police]] of [[Atlanta]] from June 13, 2020, until June 2, 2022.

== Education == Bryant earned a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice from [[Georgia State University]] and a Master of Science in administration from [[Central Michigan University]].

== Career == Before attending college, Bryant joined the [[Atlanta Police Department]] in 1988 as a peace officer. After earning his bachelor's and master's degree, Bryant served as Police Executive Commander in the City of Atlanta. He was named Assistant Chief of Police in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What do we know about Atlanta's interim police chief?|url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/what-do-we-know-about-atlantas-interim-police-chief/85-05d965df-fbe4-46b9-917b-a63b76addf5b|access-date=2020-06-14|website=11Alive.com|date=14 June 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref> He was named Sergeant-at-Arms for the [[National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Duncan|first=Nicole|date=2020-06-14|title=Here's what to know about new interim Atlanta police chief Rodney Bryant|url=https://thegrio.com/2020/06/13/interim-atlanta-police-chief-rodney-bryant/|access-date=2020-06-14|website=TheGrio|language=en-US}}</ref>

Bryant became the interim [[List of Police Chiefs of Atlanta|Chief of Police]] at the request of Mayor [[Keisha Lance Bottoms]], following the resignation of [[Erika Shields]], who left her position after the [[killing of Rayshard Brooks]] in June 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Associated Press|date=2020-06-13|title=Atlanta Police Chief Resigns After Fatal Police Shooting|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/06/13/us/ap-us-police-shooting-atlanta.html|access-date=2020-06-14|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields resigns in wake of fatal shooting|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/atlanta-police-chief-erika-shields-resigns-wake-fatal/story?id=71239552|access-date=2020-06-14|website=ABC News|language=en}}</ref> On May 4, 2021, he was appointed chief on a permanent basis.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Boone |first1=Christian |last2=Journal-Constitution |first2=The Atlanta |date=May 4, 2021 |title=After nearly a year, Atlanta has a permanent police chief |language=English |work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/mayor-names-rodney-bryant-permanent-chief/WHCMCBLWARGS5FQSP43DZPQ6L4/ |access-date=2021-05-06}}</ref>

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