Montana police officer decertificaitons
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Year 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 Date of Decert. First Name MI Last Name Agency James B Balenger Mineral County Sheriff's Office 1/31/2015 Jameel Buddy Carter Daniel A L W Khan Myotte Gallineaux Danielson Great Falls Police Department Montana State Prison Blackfeet Law Enforcement Sidney Police Department 1/22/2015 1/22/2015 1/9/2015 9/30/2014 Larry M Schwindt Missoula County Sheriff's Office 7/7/2014 Willard David D A Thomason Green Kalispell Police Department Motor Carrier Services 5/7/2014 3/4/2014 Matthew A Augare Blackfeet Law Enforcement 2/7/2014 Dustin Fred Daniel Edwin James Jay James Courtney Zachary Steven Scott Jeff Jason Jeffrey Shannon Benjamin Aaron B M L A A A M R J A J S L N E J Pitman Hoffman Duryee Young Raty Zeier Kolstad Saksa (Stroop) Henrie Kambich Rebo Fauque Carroll Fowler Davies Roberts Pepion Gallatin County Sheriff's Office Montana Women's Prison Lake County Sheriff's Office Billings Police Department Montana State Prison Department of Corrections Cascade County Sheriff's Office Cascade County Sheriff's Office Cascade County Sheriff's Office Butte Bert Mooney Airport Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Glacier County Sheriff's Office Cascade County Sheriff's Office Ravalli County Sheriff's Office Montana State Prison Richland County Sheriff's Office Blackfeet Law Enforcement D Boucher McKeen Montana State Prison Thompson Falls Police Department Tracy Jerry Ty Christopher D T Evenson Gardella Missoula County Sheriff's Office Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Shannon J Schardien Great Falls Police Department 10/24/2013 6/21/2013 4/23/2013 10/15/2012 6/5/2012 4/12/2012 2/27/2012 1/19/2012 1/19/2012 1/19/2012 11/18/2011 8/16/2011 8/8/2011 5/5/2011 5/5/2011 1/18/2011 12/16/2010 11/1/2010 4/15/2010 Misconduct Excessive use of force - taser and closed fist hit. Dishonesty during investigation. Officer surrendered certificates. After an individual contacted the police, the officer began contacting her via his personal cell phone, making sexually inappropriate comments. Sexual harrassment of fellow officers and an assault conviction. Shot citizens with an airsoft gun while on duty in uniform. Dishonesty with BIA investigators. Sex assault. Officer surrendered certification in a plea agreement. Officer pled to Official Misconduct and Unlawful Transactions with Children, surrendered POST certification pursuant to plea. Inappropriate relationship with a teenage girl who the officer met at a law enforcement training. Providing alcohol to a minor. Condoning drug use. Officer falsified FST calibration logs then lied about it. Allowed K9 to attack citizen at a party, shot a citizen in the eye with an air soft gun, engaged in sexual conduct while on duty. Officer convicted of misdemeanor unlawful use of a computer for his involvment in tampering with an ATM and withdrawing funds from the ATM. Sexual conduct with female inmates. Officer lied about being in the military to various individuals on and off duty. Officer convicted of two felony counts of Fraudulently Obtaining Dangerous Drugs. Officer pled guilty to felony sexual abuse of children for possession of child pornography. Officer convicted of felony DUI. It was discovered that the officer had 3 prior felony convictions on his record. Officer pled guilty to felony theft. Officer pled guilty to felony criminal endangerment. Officer convicted of felony bribery. Took inappropriate photo on duty and in uniform, then sent the photo to a member of the public. Officer charged with Burgalry and Official Misconduct. Officer surrendered certificates. Improper interaction with inmates involving use of force. Officer convicted of felony theft for stealing ammunition from the department and selling it. Officer convicted of Transferring Illegal Articles to an inmate - cell phone. Officer convicted of misdemeanor Criminal Mischief. Surrendered certificates per his judgment. Officer pled to federal charge of sex abuse of a minor. Officer surrendered certificate in a plea agreement. Charged with conspiracy to transfer illegal articles to an inmate - cell phone. Planned a double murder-suicide and took steps to carry out the plan due to a mental condition. Created a MySpace page claiming to be working for his agency, and made inappropriate comments on the page and to people the officer met through the page. Deleted communications from the page during the agency's 4/15/2010 investigation. 3/13/2009 Officer pled guilty to False Swearing and agreed in plea agreement to surrender his POST certificates. Using CJIN for personal reasons, using another officer's information to access CJIN, using another officer's badge 11/20/2008 number to allow a family member in dispatch. Year 2006 First Name MI Last Name Agency Becky Jason Tadd William Ronald E C A F J Whelchel Pitman Pike Witts Knight Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Cut Bank Police Department West Yellowstone Police Department Lake County Sheriff's Office Montana State Prison Rick Michael Anthony Edward A A D L Rossmiller Brown Spragg Schmidt Chouteau County Sheriff's Office Powell County Sheriff's Office Cascade County Sheriff's Office Adult Probation & Parole Patten Montana Women's Prison Travis 2005 William J Walker Carter County Sheriff's Office Scott R Gorman Nashua Police Department Joel Shannon Mark A M A Jennings Carter Jacobson Glacier County Sheriff's Office Missoula Adult Detention Facility Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Larry Jackie Kathleen Gary L K L Kirby Ford Seelye Racine, Jr. Lake County Sheriff's Office Ravalli County Sheriff's Office Ravalli County Sheriff's Office Glacier County Sheriff's Office William J Henry Powell County Sheriff's Office Larry John J P Clifford Evans East Helena Police Department Glacier County Sheriff's Office John Robert Richard Raymond G A Kittle Bell Eggett Schell Glacier County Sheriff's Office Broadwater County Sheriff's Office Missoula County Sheriff's Office Missoula Adult Detention Facility Amanda Daniel Stephen Randy J J S Ferguson Blume Nelson Peak Flathead County Sheriff's Office Anaconda-Deer Lodge Law Enforcement Missoula County Sheriff's Office Flathead Tribal Police Date of Decert. 8/29/2008 8/29/2008 2/17/2008 5/17/2007 5/17/2007 11/16/2006 11/16/2006 11/16/2006 8/17/2006 Misconduct Officer was found guilty of two counts of Privacy in Communications. Officer tested positive for illegal drugs and admitted to illegally purchasing the medications. Conviction for DUI per se and no insurance. BAC was .253% Officer used computer to browse inappropriate websites while working as a school resource officer. Officer pled guilty to official misconduct for providing tobacco to inmates. Voluntarily surrendered certificates. Officer pled no contest to family member assault and guilty to theft and criminal mischief. He voluntarily surrendered his certificates. Officer pled guilty to assault and official misconduct for repeatedly tasing a prisoner, using excessive force. Officer convicted of sexual intercourse without consent for his involvement with an inmate. Officer engaged in sexual contact with a probationer. 8/17/2006 Officer corresponded with an inmate under a fictitious name and had an inappropriate relatiohship with the inmate. 5/18/2006 Officer accepted bribes to allow individuals to hunt without a license and was convicted of game violations himself. Officer entered a no contest plea to felony criminal posession of dangerous drugs. The officer was ordered to 5/18/2006 forfeit his certificates in the court's judgment. Officer stole county gasoline. He also was involved in a physical altercation which resulted in him pleading guilty 5/18/2006 to assault. 2/16/2006 Officer wrote letters to an inmate under a fictitious name and deposited money in his account. 2/16/2006 Officer told a mother and CI he would get her daughter's charges dropped if she performed oral sex on him. Officer pled guilty to official misconduct for stealing prescription medication from the home of a deceased person, 2/16/2006 where the officer was investigating as coroner. 11/21/2005 Officer was accountable for criminal mischief 11/17/2005 Officer entered a deferred prosecution agreement for the offense of criminal mischief 11/17/2005 Federal Fraud Conviction Officer was convicted of Sexual Intercourse Without Consent and his judgment required him to surrender his 11/17/2005 certificates. Officer pled no contest to unsworn falsification to authorities and was ordered to relinquish his certificates in his 11/17/2005 judgment. 8/18/2005 Federal Fraud Conviction Officer charged with two counts of official misconduct and two counts of indecent exposure. Officer pled guilty to 8/18/2005 two counts of official misconduct and agreed in plea agreement to surrender his POST certificates. 8/18/2005 Conviction for Partner/Family Member Assault, surrendered certificates in plea agreement 5/19/2005 Officer provided false information regarding his availability for court and pled guilty to civil contempt. 5/19/2005 Officer took county property for personal use Officer was charged based upon sexual contact with an inmate and delivery of contraband to the same inmate. 2/17/2005 Officer pled guilty to Official Misconduct. 2/17/2005 Officer pled guilty to felony theft and surrendered certificates in the plea agreement. 2/16/2005 Stipulation for decertification. Agreement not to release anything but order and stipulation. 8/9/2004 Officer pled no contest to sexual assault. Year First Name MI Last Name Agency 2004 Jeffrey D Sorensen Montana Highway Patrol Date of Decert. Misconduct 1/21/2004 Officer took evidence, namely drugs and paraphernalia, for personal use Action Taken Date of Action Allegation Yellowstone County SO Cactus J Anderson Sanctions 5/23/2016 Polson PD Polson PD Cory Cory A A Anderson Anderson Sanction for training Sanctions 12/20/2012 6/20/2014 Laurel PD Jarred G Anglin Suspended/Sanction 11/1/2016 Blackfeet LES Matthew A Augare Decertified 2/7/2014 Mineral County SO Helena PD Blackfeet LES Cascade County SO James Bryan Josh Robert B Balenger Beniger Black Weasel Bourgeau Decertified Decertified Decertified Suspended 1/31/2015 7/5/2016 9/22/2016 5/5/2011 Roosevelt County SO Roosevelt County SO Joliet PD Sidney PD Montana State University PD Lake County SO Freedom Freedom Kyle Daniel L L W Crawford Crawford Croft Danielson Sanctions Decertified Decertified Decertified 10/15/2012 6/18/2015 10/26/2016 9/30/2014 Corey Daniel M Davis Duryee Suspended Decertified 5/5/2011 4/23/2013 Billings PD Curtis L Eckhardt Sanction 6/4/2014 Missoula County SO Glacier County SO Yellowstone County SO Great Falls PD Ravalli County SO Pondera County SO Ty Jeff Chad Eric Jeffrey Shannon D J D Evenson Fauque Fehr Finch Fowler Gabbard Decertified Decertified Decertified Decertified Decertified Decertified 4/15/2010 11/15/2011 10/15/2016 2/14/2015 5/5/2011 1/26/2015 Blackfeet LES Billings Logan International Airport Police Department of Transportation Poplar PD Carter L Gallineaux Decertified 2/2/2015 Officer posted inappropriate remarks about a neighboring sheriff on the officer's Facebook page. Officer allegedly called a witness to an investigation and threatened her. Pattern of conduct involving alcohol. A stipulation was reached. Officer was involved in an altercation while intoxicated. Officer engaged in inappropriate sexual activity with another officer while attending the academy, then lied to academy officials about it. Allowed K9 to attack citizen at a party, shot a citizen in the eye with an air soft gun, engaged in sexual conduct while on duty. Excessive use of force - taser and closed fist hit. Dishonesty during investigation. Officer surrendered certificates. Theft and dishonesty. DUI with a BAC of .214 False report. Officer suspended indefinitely for refusing letter. Officer pled guilty to various offenses based upon a bar fight. Administrative, Commnad, Advanced, Supervisory certificates revoked. Intermediate suspended for I year. Officer was found by fellow officers on the sidewalk passed out and drunk. Pattern of PFMAs against his girlfriend. Officer surrendered certification in a plea agreement. Officer convicted of misdemeanor theft in relation to a missing computer and firearm from the department. Officer suspended indefinitely for refusing letter. Officer lied about being in the military to various individuals on and off duty. Officer was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct for exposing his penis and urinating in a public place while intoxicated. Agreement was reached to allow his certificates to expire in lieu of revocation or suspension proceedings. Created a MySpace page claiming to be working for his agency, and made inappropriate comments on the page and to people the officer met through the page. Deleted communications from the page during the agency's investigation. Officer charged with Burgalry and Official Misconduct. Officer surrendered certificates. DUI. Officer did not wish to contest revocation. False reports. Officer surrendered. Officer convicted of felony theft for stealing ammunition from the department and selling it. Officer had on-duty extra-marital affairs. Shot citizens with an airsoft gun while on duty in uniform. Dishonesty with BIA investigators. Sex assault. Goldsberry Decertified 10/28/2016 Officer falsified time cards and requested a junior officer assist him with lying about his time. David Chad A A Green Hilde Decertified Suspended 3/4/2014 10/10/2015 Havre PD Paul S Huston Decertified 2/5/2016 Officer falsified FST calibration logs then lied about it. Officer convicted of four felony game violations. Officer suspended indefinitely for failure to respond. Officer was convicted of felony criminal endangerment and misdemeanor DUI for an incident in which he was heavily intoxicated and began firing shots after getting his vehicle high centered. J Kambich Decertified 1/19/2012 Officer convicted of felony bribery. Agency First Name MI S L Shaun Bert Mooney Airport Police Steven Last Name Agency First Name MI Last Name Action Taken Date of Action Great Falls PD Jameel A Khan Decertified 1/22/2015 Broadwater County SO Cascade County SO Broadwater County SO Ben James Nicholas L A Knaff Kolstad Korthals Suspended Decertified Sanctions 8/23/2012 2/27/2012 12/7/2016 Helena PD Shawn Lashway Decertified 7/12/2016 Missoula PD Gallatin County SO Montana State University PD Thompson Falls PD Chouteau County SO Sean Thomas M L Lenahan Madsen Sanctions Decertified 12/20/2012 4/23/2015 Christopher Jerry Kyle N D M McKeague McKeen Meier Suspended Decertified Decertified 5/5/2011 6/14/2008 1/27/2015 Deer Lodge PD Department of Transportation Erik Miller Decertified 6/10/2016 Mandy J Miner Suspended/Sanction 10/31/2016 Yellowstone County SO David S Muhlbeier Decertified 7/15/2015 Polson PD Blackfeet LES Wade Aaron A J Nash Pepion Sanction for training Decertified 12/20/2012 12/16/2010 Billings PD Chad D Philippi Decertified 7/15/2015 Gallatin County SO Richland County SO Dustin Benjamin B E Pitman Roberts Decertified Decertified 10/24/2013 1/18/2011 Blackfeet LES Kristy L Salway Sanctions 9/10/2014 Missoula County SO Larry M Schwindt Decertified 7/7/2014 Chouteau County SO Joseph D Scott Suspended 5/5/2011 Montana Highway Patrol Joel Sieler Decertified 8/1/2016 Allegation After an individual contacted the police, the officer began contacting her via his personal cell phone, making sexually inappropriate comments. Officer did not have high school diploma and lied about it. Reached stipulation wherein officer agreed not to apply for certification or work in law enforcement for 3 years and complaint would be dismissed since he had no certificate. It was discovered that the officer had 3 prior felony convictions on his record. Pattern of picking fights with inmates, using excessive force, and failing to write use of force reports. Dishonesty and other performance issues. Officer surrendered without POST opening an investigation. Officer terminated for a number of ethical violations including creating false reports, accepting gratuities, disclosing confidential information to citizens. Stipulation reached, officer will never attempt to receive employment in law enforcement again. Mistreatment of a Prisoner. Officer voluntarily surrendered Theft of department property. Officer indefinitely suspended for refusing letter. Planned a double murder-suicide and took steps to carry out the plan due to a mental condition. Theft and dishonesty. Officer called to warn an offender that a parole officer was doing bar checks. Officer had a sexual relationship with an offender. Officer engaged in inappropriate sexual activity with another officer while attending the academy, then lied to academy officials about it. Officer was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct for an altercation that occurred in a bar out of state. Officer received a shotgun for $1 as a "gift" for performing his official duties. A stipulation was reached. Officer pled to federal charge of sex abuse of a minor. Officer involved in an inapprpriate relationship with an officer in another department while on duty. Accused of one forced sexual encounter in the context of the relationship. Officer convicted of misdemeanor unlawful use of a computer for his involvment in tampering with an ATM and withdrawing funds from the ATM. Officer convicted of misdemeanor Criminal Mischief. Surrendered certificates per his judgment. Failure to prepare a report on a fellow officer, when investigation about report began, a report was prepared by the officer in an attempt to cover up her prior failure. Officer was given 1 year of probation on conditions. Officer pled to Official Misconduct and Unlawful Transactions with Children, surrendered POST certification pursuant to plea. Officer having an affair with a high school foreign exchange student in his home and assaulted his wife. Officer suspended indefinitely for refusing letter. Officer held a gun to the head of a citizen while the officer was off duty and highly intoxicated. The citizen and others beat up the officer, who then drove while intoxicated to a local deputy's home to report the assault. First Name William James Daniel Tyrone Deborah Robert Daniel Tracy Mark Michael Robert Shannon Jeffery Michael Gregory Phillip Larry Freedom Douglas Shannon Daniel Richard John Brian Ty Ty Jeff Amanda Randee Jackie Jeffrey Thomas Rudolfo Carter Vance Scott David Misty Robert Zachary William Darrell Fred Eugene Lisa Patrick Middle Name J D. J. J. J W. A J M D W. M. J J G N M. G P J. Dale D J J L J T L A R A D M R J R L. H Last Name Alexander Angermeier Arrendondo Baird Baumgart Bell Blume Boucher Brown Brown Burton Carter Cathel Chuey Church Clark Clifford Crawford Croxford Davies Duryee Eggett Evans Evanson Evanson Evenson Fauque Ferguson Follmer Ford Fowler Frank Furigay Gallineaux Gehringer Gorman Green Groscop Gunsch Henrie Henry Higgins Hoffman Holliday Horsley Hughes Agency Name Sanders Co SO Sheridan Co SO Billings PD U of M Police Cascade Co SO Broadwater Co SO Anaconda/Deer Lodge LEA MT DOC Lewis & Clark Co SO Powell Co SO Great Falls PD Missoula Adult Det Cntr Great Falls PD MHP Great Falls PD Lewis & Clark Co SO East Helena PD Unknown/Unspecified Cascade Co SO MT DOC Lake Co SO Missoula Co SO Glacier Co SO Bozeman PD Missoula Co SO Missoula Co SO Glacier Co SO Flathead Co SO Big Horn Co SO Ravalli Co So Ravalli Co So Custer Co SO Custer Co SO Blackfeet Tribal LE Lewis & Clark Co SO Nashua PD MCS MT Women's Prison Circle PD Cascade Co SO Powell Co SO Garfield Co SO MT Women's Prison Kalispell PD MT DOC Toole Co So Category Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation First Name Ray Mark Joel Steven Cory Jameel Daniel Richard Larry Bryan John Ronald James Shawn Martin Richard Roy Jerry gary Kyle Erik David Matt Buddy Stephen James Travis Aaron Chad Joseph Dustin Jason Ronnie Gary Harlan James Scott Rick Benjamin Russell Andrew Sarah Rick Robert Courtney Raymond Middle Name E. 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A L E P M A J M A Last Name Irby Jacobson Jennings Kambich Keller Khan Kind King Kirby Kirkland Kittle Knight Kolstad Kovacich Leanhart Losleben McIntyre McKeen McVay Meier Miller Muhlbeier Murphy Myotte Nelson Olson Patten Pepion Philippi Pinkley Pitman Pitman Racine Racine, Jr. Rankin Raty Rebo Redhawk Roberts Roberts Robertson Rodrigues Rossmiller Rowling Saksa-Stroop Schell Agency Name Gallatin Co SO Lincoln Co SO Glacier Co SO Unknown/Unspecified Glendive PD Great Falls PD Cascade Co SO Unknown/Unspecified Lake Co SO Bozeman PD Glacier Co SO MSP Cascade Co SO Blaine Co SO MCS DOJ MSP Unknown/Unspecified Fromberg PD Chouteau Co SO Unknown/Unspecified Unknown/Unspecified MT FWP MSP Missoula Co SO Cut Bank PD MT Women's Prison Blackfeet Tribal LE Billings PD Toole Co So Gallatin Co SO Cut Bank PD Glacier Co SO Glacier Co SO MHP MSP Lincoln Co SO MT Women's Prison Richland Co SO Belt PD Havre PD MSP Chouteau Co SO MT DOC Cascade Co SO Missoula Adult Det Cntr Category Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation Revocation First Name Edward Joseph Kathleen Michael Seth Jeffrey Justin Erwin Willard Gina Dwayne William Lori Gary Becky Gene David Martin Brock Rusty William David Samuel Edwin Jay James Daniel Eric Shannon John Shawn Thomas Larry Lloyd Merrideth Middle Name L K J D C F D L J K. 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