Tennessee Sheriff’s Deputy Indicted on 44 Criminal Charges
A sheriff’s deputy in Tennessee, Daniel Wilkey, was indicted on Tuesday on 44 criminal charges — 25 of them felonies — over actions alleged to have been taken in the course of his official duties, including six counts of sexual battery; two counts of rape; and nine counts each of extortion, stalking and assault, according to court documents
Mr. Wilkey has also been the subject of multiple lawsuits while employed by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office that accuse him of misconduct, including false imprisonment, child molestation and forcibly baptizing a woman during a traffic stop.
Before his employment in Hamilton County, Mr. Wilkey worked as a law enforcement officer in neighboring Rhea County, Tenn., where he was accused in a wrongful-death lawsuit of fatally shooting an unarmed man in the head in 2014 while the man was receiving treatment at an emergency room. He was not charged criminally in the man’s death.
Several of the indictments filed on Tuesday relate to a different traffic stop, in February, that involved Shandle Riley, whom prosecutors say Mr. Wilkey stalked, assaulted, extorted and falsely imprisoned.“Wilkey held plaintiff under water for several moments, then with his hands still positioned on her back and breasts, raised plaintiff from the cold water,” Ms. Riley’s lawsuit claims. “Plaintiff was shivering uncontrollably and felt horribly violated.”
In addition to this story, the "Sheriff's Deputys in the South" links are pretty shocking.
A sheriff’s deputy in Tennessee, Daniel Wilkey, was indicted on Tuesday on 44 criminal charges — 25 of them felonies — over actions alleged to have been taken in the course of his official duties, including six counts of sexual battery; two counts of rape; and nine counts each of extortion, stalking and assault, according to court documents
Mr. Wilkey has also been the subject of multiple lawsuits while employed by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office that accuse him of misconduct, including false imprisonment, child molestation and forcibly baptizing a woman during a traffic stop.
Before his employment in Hamilton County, Mr. Wilkey worked as a law enforcement officer in neighboring Rhea County, Tenn., where he was accused in a wrongful-death lawsuit of fatally shooting an unarmed man in the head in 2014 while the man was receiving treatment at an emergency room. He was not charged criminally in the man’s death.
Several of the indictments filed on Tuesday relate to a different traffic stop, in February, that involved Shandle Riley, whom prosecutors say Mr. Wilkey stalked, assaulted, extorted and falsely imprisoned.“Wilkey held plaintiff under water for several moments, then with his hands still positioned on her back and breasts, raised plaintiff from the cold water,” Ms. Riley’s lawsuit claims. “Plaintiff was shivering uncontrollably and felt horribly violated.”
In addition to this story, the "Sheriff's Deputys in the South" links are pretty shocking.
