Woman says Citrus County deputy shot her dog, laughed
Inverness -- Diane Stanley says that May 11 started as a normal day for her and her family, but around dinner time everything turned...
Deputies taunted man, crushed and broke his neck, falsified reports
Elsa, Texas —Documents for what attorneys are calling an unlawful and horrific arrest that occurred in April are now being released to the public....
Corrections officer arrested for child molestation
A Lowell corrections officer, who is one of four officers being investigated for beating and paralyzing an inmate, has been arrested for child molestation.
Keith...
Sheriff’s department detective rapes child, only gets 3 years
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department detective Neil Kimball, 45, who pleaded not guilty to raping a child and guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse in...
Florida corrections officer was allowed to poison inmate, other officers implicated, lawsuit filed
A lawsuit has been filed against the Florida Department of Corrections after a Lowell corrections officer attempted to poison an inmate.
The corrections officer, identified...
Florida corrections officer sentenced, sexually abused young girl for years
Florida -- At approximately 9:18 p.m. on Wednesday, February 6, 2019, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) arrested 41-year-old Kenneth Slanker of Inverness, Florida.
Slanker...
Officer who was killed was drunk, speeding, second officer lied to investigators
On September 19, 2019, Ocala Police Department police officer, Daniel Wagner, was killed after he was involved in an off-duty motorcycle crash.
A report released...
Florida corrections officers arrested, additional arrests likely
Clermont, Fla. -- In conjunction with a criminal investigation, the Florida Department of Corrections’ (FDC) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) announced the arrests...
Prendergast refuses to require deputies to use body cameras or dash cams
While most sheriff's offices across the state utilize dash and body cams, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office does not use either. Not one CCSO...
Sheriff Prendergast a no show, new ordinance will increase taxes
Citrus County -- For years, the budget allocated for the Citrus County Sheriff's Office has come from the county's general fund.
The sheriff's office budget...