Jackson County Deputy Allegedly Used Flock Cameras to Search Same License Plate 2,055 Times
Prosecutors say Skylar Thompson searched the same license plate 2,055 times and listed a false traffic-analysis reason each time.
- On Monday, prosecutors charged former Jackson County deputy Skylar Thompson with felony official misconduct and fraud for allegedly searching one license plate 2,055 times using the department's Flock camera system.
- A routine audit of the Flock camera system by the Jackson County Sheriff's Office revealed Thompson conducted these searches between December 31, 2025, and August 2, 2026.
- Investigators allege Thompson listed "City Planning/Traffic Analysis" as justification for the searches, though prosecutors say he was never assigned duties in either area, leading to his departure from the JCSO.
- Following the discovery, Indiana State Police conducted an independent investigation, resulting in a warrant for Thompson's arrest as he awaits an initial appearance in the Jackson County Circuit Court.
- Earlier this month, Flock Safety announced it is making optional guardrails mandatory for all users by January 1 to address documented system abuses and privacy concerns in law enforcement access.
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Ex-Indiana deputy charged with felony for allegedly using Flock cameras to stalk girlfriend
Former Indiana sheriff's deputy Skylar Thompson faces official misconduct and fraud charges for allegedly using Flock cameras to conduct over 2,000 license plate searches.
Jackson County deputy allegedly used Flock cameras to search girlfriend's license plate 2,055 times
BROWNSTOWN, Ind. — A former Jackson County sheriff's deputy is being charged with official misconduct after reports he abused his access to Flock cameras by essentially stalking his girlfriend with the far-reaching surveillance system. The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office announced official charges against Skylar Thompson, 31, of Brownstown on Monday. The former deputy faces one [...]
Former southern Indiana deputy facing felony charge after 2K+ searches of same license plate
A former Jackson County Sheriff's Office deputy is charged with a felony after he allegedly made more than 2,000 searches of the same license plate within the department's Flock system.
Former Jackson County deputy accused of making more than 2,000 unauthorized Flock searches
A former Jackson County sheriff’s deputy is facing criminal charges after investigators said he made more than 2,000 unauthorized searches of the same license plate using Flock cameras.
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