FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. — A Forsyth County deputy has been fired after being arrested and charged with assault Friday, according to the sheriff's office.
Kenneth Mickens, Jr., 30, of Winston-Salem, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault on a female and misdemeanor vandalism of personal property.
The charges came after Mickens was accused of attacking a woman he was in a relationship with, the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office said.
Mickens was fired Friday, according to Forsyth County Sheriff's Office.
He was hired by the FCSO on May 6, 2019, and became a sworn Deputy Sheriff on December 20, 2019.
Mickens appeared before a magistrate and is currently being held at the Forsyth County Law Enforcement Detention Center with no bond allowed.
“We will pursue truth and justice no matter what or who it affects. We continue to stand on what is moral, what is legal, and what is right – even when it impacts an FCSO staff member. We are a law-abiding law-enforcement agency and will continue to conduct ourselves with integrity and transparency,” said Sheriff Bobby F. Kimbrough, Jr.
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