A former officer with the Johnson County Sheriff’s office in Kansas has had his police license revoked after he was caught trying to short a store by nearly $400. Pokémon card.
Like this disciplinary record (through the Kansas City Stars) said the man—identified as William Knight—had served as a “full-time law enforcement officer” at the Sheriff’s Office since March 2019. In May 2019. Now, while in uniform, he was “shopping at a retail store” when he “raised the suspicions of the Property Protection Investigator”.
It turns out that Knight was caught taking “a few barcodes on cheap things he had at home”, taped them to the backs of 12 boxes of Pokémon cards, and thought he could get away with it. Buy them at a great discount.
However, the cashier immediately noticed something was going on, and after alerting the “Property Protection Investigator”, Knight pretended that he had just received “a call”. and must leave the store immediately. However, he was quickly identified, and later had to admit that he had indeed attempted to defraud them, leading to him being criminally charged with one count of “illegal conduct”. laws relating to detection of theft”.
While Knight escaped a criminal case, his actions were also brought before the Kansas Commission on Peace Officer Training and Standards, the government agency that oversees police appointments in the state. They determined that because Knight “lacked the personal qualities of integrity” necessary, he was unable to continue serving, and so last month revoked his license to serve as an officer. Knight stepped down from his role at the Johnson County Sherriff’s office three days after the incident, so this was not a shooting incident, but rather to prevent him from getting police work elsewhere. in the State).
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‘Unfortunately, in a time of severe stress and anxiety, he delivered poor judgment, which led to this arrest and charge,’ Knight’s attorney said in a statement sent to the court. Kansas City Stars. “Despite his discharge from the JCSO, Mr. Knight remains productive, supporting his family and working to make amends with victims, communities and families through the DA diversion program.”
