A former Indiana sheriff's deputy has been charged in connection with abusing access to Flock camera technology to stalk his girlfriend for over a year by allegedly conducting more than 2,000 searches for her license plate.Skylar Thompson, 31, faces one count of official misconduct as a Level 6 felony and a misdemeanor count of fraud.The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department discovered that Thompson used the Flock technology to conduct the searches between Dec.31, 2025, and Aug.
2, during an internal audit of the system, the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office said.POWERFUL CRIME-FIGHTING SURVEILLANCE GROWTH SPURS LAWMAKERS TO ISSUE WARNING: 'ORWELLIAN'Skylar Thompson, 31, a former Indiana sheriff's deputy, is charged in connection with allegedly conducting more than 2,000 searches for the same license plate using Flock cameras, prosecutors said.(Getty Images; Jackson County Prosecutor's Office)Thompson reportedly listed his searches as "city planning/traffic analysis" despite never being assigned duties involving either duty, prosecutors said.The agency then asked the Indiana State Police to investigate.
Thompson turned himself in to authorities Monday.He resigned from the sheriff's department the day he was confronted about the alleged abuse.He also drove to his then-girlfriend's home and admitted what he had done, WKBN-TV reported.FLOCK SAFETY CAMERAS NEED CONSTITUTIONAL GUARDRAILS BEFORE FURTHER DEPLOYMENT, TENNESSEE MAYOR ARGUESFlock cameras are used in towns across the nation as license plate readers, but the technology has come under scrutiny in recent months.
(Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union via Getty Images, File)"Law enforcement officers are entrusted with access to sensitive information and investigative tools, and that access must be used responsibly and only for legitimate law enforcement purposes," the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office said."No person is above the law, including those entrusted with enforcing it."Flock cameras have come under h...