A Spencer Police Department officer was arrested on Official Misconduct and Theft charges after an investigation by detectives with the Indiana State Police Special Investigation Section.
The complaint began after the Owen County Prosecutor contacted the Indiana State Police and requested an investigation after an officer allegedly removed items from secured storage.
The investigation by Sergeant Greg Ashby and Master Trooper Craig Starr determined that Sergeant James Bradley Deckard, 39, of Gosport, and an 18-year veteran of law enforcement who has been employed by the Spencer Police Department for the last 10 months, utilized his authority to remove illegal narcotics and controlled substances from the DEA Drug Take Back Container stored within the Spencer Police Department.
Deckard was arrested for Official Misconduct and Theft, both Level 6 Felonies. He was booked into the Owen County Jail where he posted bond.
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