Post by officer1 on Jun 10, 2011 16:50:17 GMT -5
Prison officer arrested on charges of battery, criminal mischief
By Karen Voyles
Staff writer
Published: Friday, June 10, 2011 at 11:44 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, June 10, 2011 at 11:44 a.m.
A sergeant at a state prison was fired after being thrown out of the same bar twice early Thursday morning for fondling women.
Investigators said the man may have been seeking revenge when he was later spotted on video cameras slashing tires in the bar's parking lot. Then, while being taken to jail, a deputy said the man threatened him with -- among other things -- killing the deputy's entire family.
James Leslie Cassidy, 47, of Cross City, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office on two counts of battery, six counts of criminal mischief and for disorderly intoxication and corruption.
Within hours he was fired by the Florida Department of Corrections, according to the agency. State records showed Cassidy had been a sergeant at Cross City Correctional Institution and had worked for the prison system for nearly 24 years.
By Karen Voyles
Staff writer
Published: Friday, June 10, 2011 at 11:44 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, June 10, 2011 at 11:44 a.m.
A sergeant at a state prison was fired after being thrown out of the same bar twice early Thursday morning for fondling women.
Investigators said the man may have been seeking revenge when he was later spotted on video cameras slashing tires in the bar's parking lot. Then, while being taken to jail, a deputy said the man threatened him with -- among other things -- killing the deputy's entire family.
James Leslie Cassidy, 47, of Cross City, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office on two counts of battery, six counts of criminal mischief and for disorderly intoxication and corruption.
Within hours he was fired by the Florida Department of Corrections, according to the agency. State records showed Cassidy had been a sergeant at Cross City Correctional Institution and had worked for the prison system for nearly 24 years.
