MOULTRIE, Ga. (WALB) — The Colquitt County School District says Kelvin Mills, one of two men arrested in connection with unauthorized cameras found at Withers Auditorium, was never employed by the district.

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Superintendent Dan Chappuis confirmed Mills was not an employee with the district in an Oct. 20 email to WALB. He said the district has no updated statement to share.

Cameras found at auditorium

The cameras were found in September after an adult reported a concerning interaction with a vendor. The district said it changed locks, disabled network access, and contacted the sheriff’s office.

Two men arrested

Joshua Briones, 53, of Moultrie, was arrested and charged with sexual battery and unlawful eavesdropping and surveillance. The sheriff’s office said the sexual battery charge does not involve a minor and appears separate from the camera investigation.

Mills was booked Sept. 23 and charged with unlawful eavesdropping or surveillance, a felony. His bond was set at $10,000.

The sheriff’s office said five cameras were found. A GBI task force searched for additional devices and found none. Investigators believe the men acted alone and found no ties to S&L Integrated Systems, the vendor hired for audio and visual support at the auditorium. S&L said Briones is no longer employed and Mills was never employed by the company.

Mills’ LinkedIn lists him as a sound engineer at Colquitt County High School from January of 1989 to September of 2026.

Access questions unanswered

WALB asked the district how Mills gained access to school facilities if he was neither a district nor vendor employee. The district has not responded as of the publication of this article.

Case remains open

Sheriff’s office investigator, Katrina Johnson, said Wednesday the case remains open and active while investigators review data extracted from the devices. She said evidence will not be released until the case moves through the judicial process.

Parents seek answers

Parents have asked WALB for transparency, specifically what the cameras recorded and how long they were in place. Those questions remain unanswered.

Records request timeline

WALB submitted an open records request Sept. 25 under the Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, seeking complaints, incident/SRO/Title IX reports, HR investigations, witness statements, disciplinary records, and related emails and texts naming Joshua Briones, Kelvin Mills, or S&L Integrated Systems. The request also sought a list of district buildings and facilities to which Briones, Mills, or S&L Integrated Systems had access, and an updated written statement for residents.

• On Sept. 30, Chappuis provided a cost estimate of $310.04 to process the request. On Oct. 6, WALB asked to proceed with a revised scope and asked that records be produced electronically to reduce cost. Chappuis acknowledged the request that day and asked a clarifying question about the scope of one item.
• On Oct. 8, WALB submitted a clarified request narrowing the scope to four items: complaints and investigations naming Briones and Mills, a updated written statement for residents, which school and district buildings Briones and Mills had access to as of 2026, and Mills’ employment status and role at the time of his arrest
• Later on Oct. 8, the district produced four documents: no-trespass notifications dated Sept. 23 barring both Briones and Mills from all Colquitt County School District property indefinitely, and two prior written communications sent to parents Sept. 22 and Sept. 24 regarding the discovery of the cameras. WALB followed up the same day asking when it could expect the complaints, information on Mills’ department, and the updated statement.

• On Oct. 9, Chappuis said the district was still searching for records responsive to the complaints request and would provide an update within five business days
• On Oct. 15, Chappuis said he had been out of the office at a conference and was still conducting due diligence in searching for records, and would update WALB again the following week
• On Oct. 20, WALB followed up noting the district had provided two prior update timelines without producing the remaining records and asked for a specific status update and production timeline
• Later on Oct. 20, Chappuis responded that the complaints and investigations request contains records subject to exemption under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72(a)(37), citing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, despite saying on Oct. 9 they were “still searching for records responsive to the complaints request and would provide an update within five business days.” In the same email, Chappuis said Mills was not an employee of the Colquitt County School District and that the district does not have an updated statement.Have a news tip or see an error that needs correction? Let us know. Please include the article’s headline in your message.

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