COLUMBUS – Columbus Division of Police Sgt. Dean Worthington faces four felony child pornography charges, according to Franklin County court records. Worthington, 51, has been charged with three counts of pandering sexually-oriented matter involving a minor (two fourth-degree felony counts and one second-degree felony count) and one count of illegal use of minor in nudity-oriented … Read more
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A former El Paso County sheriff’s deputy who molested a young boy has avoided prison as part of a plea deal. Donald Fair, 44, pleaded guilty to child sexual assault and was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years to life on supervised probation. Fair says the crime happened during a period of … Read more
NEW PORT RICHEY – She should have never been arrested or had to spend a single night in jail. But a Pasco County mom spent five months in a jail cell after a field drug test gave a false positive result. Now she wants to make sure no one else suffers the same injustice. Rebecca … Read more
Two police officers are retiring and a third is facing disciplinary charges in the wake of an explosive harassment lawsuit against Mountainside police that alleges years of misconduct involving a large dildo, pranks involving nudity and homophobic games, borough officials said Tuesday. Police Chief Allan Attanasio had been placed on paid administrative leave in May, … Read more
The New Holland Police Department has fired a police sergeant just mere seconds after he served charges on the mayor and police chief. A GoFundMe account has been set up as a result. Sergeant Brad Mick was handed a termination letter — without a cited cause — and his last paycheck shortly before 6:30 p.m. … Read more
CANON CITY, Colo. – A former sheriff’s deputy found guilty for putting murder evidence from a cold case in a private storage locker was ordered to serve 15 days in jail. A judge sentenced retired Fremont County deputy Robert Dodd to 180 days in jail but suspended much of the jail time. Dodd was also … Read more
Ohio – Colerain Police Chief Mark Denney is recommending a township police officer facing sex charges in Butler County be fired. According to a police report obtained by The Enquirer from the Monroe Police Department, Snapchat messages to a 13-year-old girl led to sex charges for Colerain Township police officer Robert Brinkman. The report said … Read more
DELAND, Fla. – Body camera video has prompted an investigation into a DeLand Police officer, but he is still patrolling the streets. 9 Investigates spoke exclusively with the former officer who recorded a heated confrontation last month between Cpl. Ken Ramkissoon and a man who was sitting on a bench. The body camera video allegedly … Read more
SHAWNEE, Okla. – A Shawnee police sergeant has found himself on the wrong side of the law after being accused of child abuse. Officials with the Shawnee Police Department say agents with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation arrested Sgt. Darryl Bordeaux on Wednesday night. He was booked into the Pottawatomie County Public Safety Center … Read more
Arraignment was postponed for a Los Angeles Police Department officer charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in her Torrance home. Kenneth Collard, 51, made an appearance in the Torrance branch of the Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday. His arraignment was continued to Aug. 3, according to a court spokesperson. Collard was charged with … Read more
MEEKER, Okla. – Four people face charges after a severely malnourished Oklahoma teenager was found living in a barn with farm animals, subsisting on sticks, leaves and grass, according to officials. Lincoln County First Assistant District Attorney Adam Panter told the Shawnee News-Star that the boy’s father, stepmother and two older brothers have been arrested … Read more
A county sheriff in Missouri and his chief deputy face a bevy of charges after the sheriff allegedly allowed the deputy, who he was reportedly romantically involved with, to act as a cop before she was certified to do. The deputy is also accused of repeatedly bringing a minor with her to work at the … Read more