Second Jacksonville officer indicted on false imprisonment and battery charges

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced the second similar arrest of an employee in about five weeks; the most recent was a police officer accused of indecent behavior with a crime victim.

John C. Burgos, 35, was charged Thursday morning with false imprisonment of an adult and battery causing bodily harm, according to jail records. Sheriff’s Office Personnel and Professional Standards Director Brian Kee said the six-year officer was suspended without pay and will be terminated.

Kee said it started with a call for service to which Burgos was dispatched around 4 p.m. on Wednesday. He was in uniform and met with a victim.

“After the initial investigation was completed, Burgos returned and met with the victim again, claiming to be conducting an additional investigation,” Kee said. “While Burgos was alone with the victim and under the auspices of authority, he did not allow the victim to leave the area and touched the victim without valid consent. After Burgos left the dispatch location, the victim called JSO and reported Burgos’ behavior.”

Detectives with the Sheriff’s Office Integrity Unit began investigating and concluded he should be arrested.

“JSO is appalled by Burgos’ behavior and the fact that he committed these crimes while representing himself as a public official,” Kee said. “With this arrest, JSO is sending a clear message that we will not tolerate if a member of this agency violates the law and threatens the public’s trust in law enforcement.”

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He recommended that if anyone feels something is not right during an interaction with police, they should speak to a supervisor or call 911 or (904) 630-0500.

Burgos has previously faced some internal condemnation, including for naming the wrong person in a 2022 car crash he was investigating.

“This is a huge mistake and a huge inconvenience to that driver. This resulted in discipline,” Kee said. “… The following year, he received a level 2 written reprimand for a weapons policy violation… If someone is getting worse then that includes progressive discipline up to termination. He has never done anything to warrant firing but he is certainly for this “He was working and being monitored by his superiors.”

Burgos is the 11th Jacksonville sheriff’s employee to be arrested internally this year, according to the Sheriff’s Office, and the 15th person overall, four of whom were arrested by other agencies.

What else does the arrest report say about Officer John Burgos?

The warden said he could not provide details about the type of crime reported or its location due to privacy laws.

However, the arrest report released later contained more details. The call was for domestic violence causing injuries and led to the arrest of the woman’s boyfriend. After the suspect was taken to jail, Burgos returned to the woman’s home to give her information about the Safe Place to live. However, according to the report, he removed his body camera.

The 21-year-old woman said that she offered to buy things for her baby by saying, “You are a very beautiful girl.” He said he refused, so he asked if they could talk upstairs in his unit. She simply said that she questioned the decision to arrest her boyfriend and demanded that he do something that was omitted from the report.

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He said he noticed he wasn’t wearing a camera and tried to turn on his cell phone video, but was asked “Are you recording me right now?” He said he asked. He was afraid of what she might do and stopped. More was edited until the report continued with multiple references to Burgos not being arrested before for various reasons.

She then asked if her boyfriend had sexually assaulted her, which was never alleged. He said no and the next line was edited. He said he was scared, but was able to secretly activate cell phone video and record several minutes of the interaction. A few more lines were then edited before he left and the woman immediately called her mother.

False imprisonment and assault arrest of second officer

His arrest followed similar accusations of misconduct against another police officer on September 24. Reginald Reynard McKinney He advanced aggressively toward her during a traffic stop and then engaged in inappropriate physical contact. Sheriff TK Waters also said the officer turned off his body-worn camera.

McKinney, 46, was also indicted on false imprisonment and battery charges. He had been with the Sheriff’s Office for two years and had previously McKinney Family Funeral Home. He resigned from his position as sheriff.

The incident began Sept. 4 when McKinney pulled over the driver in his marked patrol vehicle to have his license suspended, Waters said.

“During this encounter, McKinney began talking about the attractive appearance of the driver and even asked for his phone number,” the sheriff said. “After the traffic stop, he instructed the driver to follow him in his vehicle to a nearby location, which he did. Once there, he continued to make personal advances toward the driver and engaged in inappropriate physical contact with the driver.”

Court records show his trial is tentatively scheduled for Nov. 6.

(This story has been updated to add new information.)

What else does the arrest report say about Officer John Burgos?

False imprisonment and assault arrest of second officer

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