Gallatin County Deputy Arrested on Felony Charges After Alleged On‑Duty Sexual Abuse and Stalking

Overview

• Boone County investigators arrested and booked Jason Walker, a Gallatin County deputy, who is being held on a $100,000 bond and faces multiple felony counts including first‑degree sexual abuse, third‑degree sexual abuse, first‑degree stalking, tampering with physical evidence, and first‑degree official misconduct.
• Investigators say the alleged assaults occurred while Walker was on duty and in uniform, including an incident at a local gas station and a separate contact at the woman’s home where she tried to pull away.
• Authorities say Walker first contacted the woman under the pretense of following up on a domestic‑violence matter, then shifted to personal and romantic messages and continued contacting her after she asked him to stop.
• The Boone County Sheriff’s Office alleges Walker used a law‑enforcement database to obtain the woman’s personal information and then tried to hide interactions by deleting the woman from Snapchat, removing her number from his call log, and disabling his department vehicle’s GPS.
• Gallatin County requested outside investigators to avoid a conflict of interest, Walker has been suspended pending the outcome, and the case now moves through criminal prosecution with possible separate departmental or administrative actions that could affect public trust and officer accountability.