Documented Incident
Warrant issued for ex-Jackson County deputy accused of 2,055 Flock searches on one plate
First reported: August 31, 2026 · 7 sources
An arrest warrant was issued Monday for Skylar Thompson, a former Jackson County Sheriff's Office deputy, after prosecutors alleged he searched the same license plate 2,055 times in the Flock system between Dec. 31, 2025, and Aug. 2, 2026. The sheriff's office says it detected the activity during a routine audit of its Flock system, then referred the matter to Indiana State Police and the county prosecutor. Investigators allege Thompson entered "City Planning/Traffic Analysis" as the justification for every search despite never being assigned such duties. He faces a low-level felony count of official misconduct and a misdemeanor fraud count; the allegations have not been tested in court.
The case shows that routine auditing can surface apparent misuse of ALPR systems, but also that a single user allegedly logged thousands of searches under a boilerplate justification before anyone noticed.
Key facts
- Prosecutors allege 2,055 searches of one license plate between Dec. 31, 2025, and Aug. 2, 2026.
- Charges: official misconduct (low-level felony) and fraud (misdemeanor); an arrest warrant was issued Monday.
- Every search allegedly cited "City Planning/Traffic Analysis," a duty the sheriff's office says Thompson was never assigned.
- Separately, IMPD said on Aug. 6 it found an officer had accessed Flock hundreds of times for unrelated plates; Chief Tanya Terry stripped the officer's police powers and recommended termination.
- Flock Safety said it will make previously optional guardrails mandatory for customers by Jan. 1, according to CEO Garrett Langley.
Timeline
- August 31, 2026Ex - deputy accused of searching for same license plate 2 , 055 times on Flock
- August 31, 2026Jackson County deputy allegedly used Flock cameras to search girlfriend’s license plate 2,055 times
Sources
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- Ex - deputy accused of searching for same license plate 2 , 055 times on Flock (wishtv.com, August 31, 2026)
- Jackson County deputy allegedly used Flock cameras to search same license plate 2,055 times (Fox 59, August 31, 2026)
- Indiana deputy allegedly used Flock cameras to search same license plate 2,055 times (WGN-TV, September 2, 2026)
- Jackson County deputy allegedly used Flock cameras to search same license plate 2,055 times (NEWS10 ABC, September 1, 2026)
- Indiana deputy arrested for using Flock to search for the same plate over 2,000 times (WANE 15, September 1, 2026)
- Indiana deputy allegedly used Flock cameras to search same license plate 2,055 times (WANE 15, September 1, 2026)
- Jackson County deputy allegedly used Flock cameras to search girlfriend’s license plate 2,055 times (Fox 59, August 31, 2026)
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Updated September 4, 2026. Corrections: blockflock@bytebunny.io. See all documented incidents or search the full article archive.