FAIRFIELD, Ohio – The leading candidate for a local police chief job admitted using a three-letter slur for gay men when he was a SWAT unit supervisor, then said he was only joking. A month after his admission, he was promoted to chief. The WCPO I-Team has uncovered more details about Chief Steve Maynard’s conduct … Read more
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — A sergeant with the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office has been fired following an Internal Affairs investigation in which he was accused of intentionally exposing himself in a bar. Sergeant James White was fired last week for Violation of Law. According to the Internal Affairs report, the incident in question happened in … Read more
“I like strong women,” former Horry County Police Officer Troy Allen Large said in a March 2016 deposition. “That’s my dark secret.” But Large, who died earlier this year, had more than just one dark secret during his 27-year tenure at the South Carolina police department. Large was indicted in September 2016 by a Horry … Read more
A former Florida police officer received an eight-year prison sentence for failing to tell a sexual partner he is HIV -positive. The Palm Beach Post reports that 41-year-old Ervans Saintclair apologized to the victim before he was sentenced Friday, saying he had made “some bad choices and because of those choices, I am here.” The … Read more
Minnesota – Additional charges have been filed against a Kasson police officer who was charged last week in Olmsted County with criminal sexual conduct. A release from the Olmsted County Attorney’s Office said Julio Baez has been charged with one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct and one … Read more
Arkansas – A former Faulkner County school resource officer and patrolman sits behind bars after a domestic violence incident involving his wife. Deputies say Matthew Kimery worked with the department for four years – also working with the Conway and Mayflower police departments. “These police officers and resource officers love to protect and look out … Read more
MARIETTA, Ga. — A Georgia police officer has been arrested on accusations of assaulting a woman during sex while he was off duty, authorities said Tuesday. Officer Robert Lanier New was arrested Monday night and faces a misdemeanor charge of simple battery and a felony charge of aggravated assault, news outlets report. He was placed … Read more
New Orleans police jailed a Louisiana State Police trooper Tuesday evening on allegations that he raped a 16-year-old girl, according to authorities. Leander Journee, 36, faces one count of third-degree rape. He had posted a $25,000 bond to secure his release from custody by Wednesday morning and will be due back at Orleans Parish Criminal … Read more
California – A Paso Robles police sergeant is on paid administrative leave as the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department investigates allegations of rape. The officer allegedly assaulted several women while on the job. After one Paso Robles woman called 911 to report she had been assaulted by her boyfriend, Sgt. Christopher McGuire was one … Read more
FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. — Two Walker County deputies are under arrest, facing serious charges after a report of attempted sexual assault. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Fort Oglethorpe Police Department arrested 40-year-old Brandon England (above, left) and 36-year-old Shawn Norris (above, right) Tuesday after a woman reported the two had tried to sexually assault … Read more
ALBANY, N.Y. – The 18-year-old woman was driving with two friends near Coney Island in September when the two plainclothes detectives pulled her over and found marijuana. The officers released the two male passengers, handcuffed the woman and told her she was under arrest, prosecutors say. Then, investigators say, detectives Eddie Martins and Richard Hall … Read more
Prosecutors charged a Las Vegas police officer on Wednesday with sexual assault. Metropolitan Police Department officer Manuel Gutierrez, 37, was arrested Saturday, the department’s public information office announced. Gutierrez has worked for the department since February 2014 and most recently was with the Community Policing Division’s South Central Area Command. He has been relieved of … Read more