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Officers Charged In Rayshard Brooks' Death Turn Themselves In

Garrett Rolfe and Devin Brosnan surrender to authorities one day after prosecutors unveiled the charges against them. Rolfe faces the possibility of execution or life in prison without parole.
Officers stand guard Tuesday near the site of Brooks' killing in Atlanta. Hours after a prosecutor announced charges against two officers, city authorities noted a wave of callouts in the Atlanta Police Department.

Garrett Rolfe and Devin Brosnan, the arresting officers involved in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, turned themselves in on Thursday. The men were booked separately Thursday at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta.

Prosecutors filed 11 counts against Rolfe, the white officer who shot the

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