Cop was receiving threatening text messages. Police say he was the one sending them
A Georgia police officer was arrested after his department said he sent himself threatening text messages.
In July, an officer with the Kingsland Police Department told his command staff that he was receiving “harassing and threatening text messages,” according to an Aug. 1 release.
The Chief of Police said the department began a “very in-depth” investigation of the messages the officer had received.
After seeing the context of the messages, officers determined that the messages constituted “harassing communications and threats,” to the criminal level.
Despite that investigation, police were unable to pinpoint a suspect, according to the release.
That is until, through a “tedious process of investigative resources,” officers learned that the cop had been sending the messages to himself, police said.
They said the officer had downloaded a text messaging app that allowed him to write and send the messages to his own phone number, according to police.
On Aug. 1, the officer was arrested and charged with misdemeanor false report of a crime and felony violation of oath of office, police said.
The officer was released to the Camden County Sheriff’s Office for the bond process.
Kingsland, Georgia, is about 35 miles north of Jacksonville, Florida.
This story was originally published August 1, 2023 at 5:05 PM with the headline "Cop was receiving threatening text messages. Police say he was the one sending them."
