Overview
- The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office filed criminal charges against former deputy Skylar Thompson for official misconduct and fraud and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
- A routine audit of the county’s Flock license-plate camera system revealed an unusual pattern of access, prompting the sheriff’s office to ask the Indiana State Police for an independent probe.
- Prosecutors say investigators found the deputy ran thousands of searches of a single license plate over several months, repeatedly logging the reason as “city planning/traffic analysis” despite not being assigned that work.
- Thompson is no longer employed by the sheriff’s office, but public records and reporting do not clarify whether he resigned or was terminated as the criminal process continues.
- The case underscores how automated license-plate reader systems store sensitive data, why routine audits matter, and how it could prompt tighter controls and clearer rules on who may run searches and why.