Overview
- Commissioners voted Feb. 19 to suspend Sgt. Denise Wallet and Officer James Corsi for 30 days without pay, with medical benefits continuing.
- Chief Todd Bettison says both officers violated policy by contacting Border Patrol during separate traffic stops and plans to seek termination at a command hearing that could take up to three weeks.
- Department policy forbids local immigration enforcement and bars contacting Border Patrol or ICE for translation; in both stops, federal agents detained civilians, according to officials.
- Wallet filed a federal lawsuit the same day, asserting she acted at a lieutenant’s direction and requesting a jury trial.
- The incidents occurred Dec. 16, 2025 (Corsi) and Feb. 9, 2026 (Wallet), and several residents voiced support for discipline as a protection of civil rights.