Hundreds pack a Statham City Council meeting this week to call for the removal of Statham police officer Marc Lofton from the force.

The Athens Banner-Herald reports nearly 400 have signed an online petition to demand Officer Lofton's dismissal.

They say he aggressively makes DUI arrests even when drivers are taking prescription medication.

Mary Williams tells council members she was cited for DUI in October, 2015 over her use of an anti-depressant.  She points out she was on her way home after a day's work delivering mail for the U.S. Postal Service.

"I did not hit another car.  I did not hit a mailbox.  I didn't even hit a squirrel," she told the council.  "And I never so much as delivered the wrong mail to the wrong mailbox that day."

Williams intends to contest the citation in court but it's already cost her $5,000 in legal fees.

Another woman says her DUI arrest has caused her to lose jobs.

Statham Police Chief Allan Johnston defends Lofton's record.

"What some people don't understand is that nowadays some of these medicines that doctors can prescribe can impair your driving," Chief Johnston tells the Athens Banner-Herald.

Statham Mayor Robert Bridges promises to investigate the allegations. 

"I'm in charge of this city and I'll take care of it," he states.

Chief Johnston says Officer Lofton has recorded 63 DUI arrests in under two years on the force.  The chief acknowledges the vast majority of these arrests involved people accused of driving with legal or illegal drugs in their system.

Officer Lofton attended Tuesday's meeting with other officers guarding him as the discussion got heated.

Some in the overflow crowd believe the DUI stops are intended to generate revenue for the city.

Attorneys for the city advised the mayor and council not to comment because lawsuits may be filed.