DeKalb County Police have arrested a 27-year-old man accused of inappropriately touching strangers at grocery stores across the county over several months.
What’s Happening: Jerome Grogan was taken into custody and transported to DeKalb County Jail. He faces three counts of sexual battery and one count of possession of a firearm by a first-time offender, which under Georgia law applies to people convicted of a felony for the first time.
What’s Important: Police say Grogan was found wearing the same clothes he wore in one of the store surveillance videos, which led to his identification and arrest.
The Locations: The incidents took place at four stores:
– Kroger, 4919 Flat Shoals Pkwy, on Feb. 26
– Publix, 3649 Flakes Mill Road, on Feb. 26
– Kroger, 2385 Wesley Chapel Road, on Sept. 11, 2025
– Publix, 3649 Flakes Mill Road, on Sept. 3, 2025
What’s Still Unknown: DeKalb County Police say Grogan remains under investigation for other cases and that additional charges could be filed.
B.T. Clark is an award-winning journalist and the Publisher of The Georgia Sun. He has 25 years of experience in journalism and served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta for 15 years and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc. for 8 years. His work has appeared in several newspapers throughout the state including Neighbor Newspapers, The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal. He is a Georgia native and a fifth-generation Georgian.