Two active-duty Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officers and one former officer are now on the wrong side of the law, according to Sheriff T.K. Waters. In a midday news conference Thursday, Waters said the three had been arrested as part of ongoing investigations inside the agency, but he declined to release their names or specify the charges. He told reporters that more details would be shared once investigators were further along.
Waters delivered a brief on-camera statement, then took a handful of questions before wrapping the appearance. The event aired live and was later summarized in a short online update from News4JAX.
Background: Overtime Probe And Earlier Arrests
The latest arrests come as JSO weathers a widening integrity probe that has already produced criminal charges this year. In February, Action News Jax reported that motorcycle officer Christian Madsen was charged with three felonies after investigators said he falsified more than 200 hours of overtime, collecting about $14,000 he had not earned.
Follow-up reporting by Action News Jax stated that sources inside the department said the overtime investigation had broadened and that multiple officers in the motorcycle unit were under review.
What Sheriff Waters Has Said
Waters has repeatedly tried to reassure the public that JSO will police its own when necessary. He has framed the internal probes as part of a culture of accountability, publicly stressing that misconduct will not be brushed aside. “As we have said many times before, no one is above the law,” he said in a recent briefing, according to WOKV.
Community Reaction And Next Steps
The news is likely to intensify demands for transparency from civil-rights lawyers and neighborhood advocates who have already been pressing JSO on use-of-force and accountability. Just days ago, News4JAX covered a high-profile news conference featuring attorneys Benjamin Crump and Harry Daniels, who sharply criticized existing JSO policies…