Uniformed Gwinnett police recruit arrested in Auburn

A 24-year-old Gwinnett County Police Department recruit was arrested Thursday after allegedly committing a residential burglary less than 200 yards from the Auburn Police Department.



Sean Lee Filyaw was wearing his cadet uniform when at just after 4 p.m. he allegedly climbed onto a rear porch roof of an apartment building, removed a second-story window screen, and entered the apartment of a former neighbor to retrieve a Sony Playstation game system that he later told Auburn officers was his, according to an incident report.

The resident of the apartment arrived home while Filyaw was still inside the apartment. The recruit climbed halfway out of the window and decided to come back inside, walking downstairs toward the resident and then leaving through the front door, the report states.

When three Auburn officers arrived on the scene, the resident was pointing at a maroon Dodge Durango that was leaving with Filyaw at the wheel. Filyaw then pulled the vehicle back into the driveway of the apartment.

Officers found several items in his vehicle that belong to the Gwinnett Police Department. The items were given to a Gwinnett sergeant who came to the Auburn PD.

Filyaw was taken to the Barrow County Detention Center. A warrant for burglary was to be served today.

A spokesman for the Gwinnett Police Department confirmed today that Filyaw is an employee but is not a police officer.