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Miles Bryant a former Georgia police officer was charged with the kidnapping and murder of Susanna Morales a 16-year-old girl who went missing in July 2021. The ex-cop is now facing new charges. And is accused of the 2019 stalking of Elesha Bates and burglarizing her home. 

Bryant, an ex-cop with the Doraville Police Department, is accused of kidnapping and killing 16-year-old Susanna Morales. And then dumping her naked body in the forest. 

He is being held without bond at the Gwinnett County Adult Detention Center on charges of concealing the death of another, filing a false report of a crime, murder, and kidnapping.

Now, Bryant is facing burglary charges in the town of Snellville. His former classmate accused him of stalking her and breaking into her home in May 2019. Elisha Bates said she wonders if Morales would still be alive had the burglary case not been dismissed. Bates said she and Bryant knew each other since the fifth grade.

According to Bates, Bryant stalked her constantly. And broke into her apartment once while she was not home. 

Ex-cop with Doraville police 

She reported the incidents to the Doraville Police Department, where Bryant was working at the time. And also reported the disturbing behavior to the Gwinnett County Police Department. 

Doraville Police said it conducted an administrative investigation and spoke to Bryant about the incidents, and the behavior stopped. Then Bates's case was closed due to a “lack of leads.”

Recently, new information was received, and the investigation into her case was reopened. Bryant was charged with first-degree burglary in Snellville. Officials said he allegedly tampered with a locked bedroom window during the break-in.

The additional charges against Bryant bring to light a potential pattern of concerning behavior. Bates's account of Bryant's stalking and burglary is similar to the accusations made against him in the Morales case. And his alleged criminal behavior in Snellville adds to the already disturbing charges he faces in connection with Morales's death.

According to the Morales family, the local police told them that they had to wait 48 hours to report the 16-year-old missing. And when they did report her missing, they believe the police insisted Susana was a runaway.

They insist that the police investigation started months later after her body was found. And claim that Miles Bryant was a police officer until “just before” he was charged with her murder.