The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has promoted Charles Kicklighter to special agent in charge of the GBI Georgia Cyber Crime Center in Augusta.
The center, known as G3C, conducts complex investigations involving cyber-enabled crime, cryptocurrency and digital forensics, the GBI said in a statement.
“In his 27 years with the GBI, Special Agent in Charge Kicklighter has consistently demonstrated exceptional leadership, integrity and a deep commitment to public safety,” GBI Director Chris Holsey said.
Kicklighter began his GBI career in 1998. He has held positions with the Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, United States Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force and Project Safe Childhood initiative. In 2018 he was promoted to assistant special agent in charge with the GBI Region 7 office in Thomson.
Kicklighter is a Georgia POST-certified instructor and has twice traveled to the Republic of Georgia to evaluate the country’s digital forensic capabilities and teach current computer crimes. He has received formal training in digital forensics from Cellebrite, Magnet Forensics, Berla and Encase and has instructed at the National Computer Forensics Institute.
