Deputy Charged with Stalking, Tracking Device Misuse

0:00It's April 8th. This is Tampa Bay News today, local news powered by AI. A Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy got hit with stalking charges after cops found out he slapped a tracking device on someone's car, without there. Okay, and we're talking 37-year-old Justin Thornsbury arrested Tuesday following tips about his off-the-books moves that started popping up last Saturday. Investigators zeroed in on a personal beef he had with the victim, leading to charges of stalking, messing with a two-way communication device, and straight up illegal tracking. He got booked and is sitting in Falkenburg, Roe Jail, without bond right now. Sheriff Chad Chronister didn't hold back, calling it a blatant abuse of privacy and power. He stressed they hold deputies to a sky-high standard, and anyone crossing that line pays the price. Thornsbury's already suspended without pay-while. Probes drag on. This guy's been on the four seven years in patrol services, but he's not alone in the

1:02hot seat. Just last month, three other deputies got pinched, within a week, on domestic violence wraps, including one who allegedly shoved a gun in a woman's mouth. During threats, with internal and criminal cases still cooking, it's clear the sheriff's office is cracking down hard on this pattern of bad behavior, shaking up there.