Osceola County deputy arrested, charged with battery, stalking and more

LEADING TO AN ARREST. AND OSCEOLA COUNTY DEPUTY IS IN JAIL, ACCUSED OF HITTING THE MOTHER OF HIS CHILD. HE WENT BEFORE A JUDGE THIS AFTERNOON TO HEAR THE CHARGES. HE FACES. WESH 2’S DAVE MCDANIEL EXPLAINS. HE’S ALSO ACCUSED OF USING TECHNOLOGY FROM WORK TO STALK HER. THOSE ALLEGATIONS ARE BATTERY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 36 YEAR-OLD DOUGLAS FORD IS A DEPUTY SHERIFF NOW IN LEGAL TROUBLE. THE OSCEOLA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WRITING IN AN EMAIL, A JUDGE SIGNED AN ARREST WARRANT TUESDAY CHARGING OSCEOLA COUNTY DEPUTY DOUG FORD WITH MULTIPLE OFFENSES. IT DATES BACK TO MAY 1ST, WHEN HIS DOMESTIC PARTNER WAS RIDING WITH ANOTHER COP TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY, WHERE SHE WORKS. SHE SAYS FORD WAS BEHIND THEM IN HIS SHERIFF’S VEHICLE, AND THAT HE CALLED HER ON THE PHONE SAYING, PULL OVER THE CAR NOW OR I’M GOING TO PIT THE CAR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. A PIT MANEUVER IS A LAW ENFORCEMENT TECHNIQUE TO SPIN A CAR OUT. THEN LATER IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE JUSTICE ACADEMY, AN INVESTIGATOR WATCHED SURVEILLANCE VIDEO AND WROTE, I OBSERVED. DOUGLAS GRABBED THE VICTIM’S WRIST AND ARM VICTIM PULLED HER ARM AWAY, AND THEN DOUGLAS STRIKES HER LEFT ARM. ACCORDING TO THE ARREST AFFIDAVIT, HE WAS ACCESSING CAMERAS THAT WERE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES ONLY, USING THEM FOR PERSONAL USE. THE CAMERAS AT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY ARE LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS. THE ACCESS TO THE DATABASE IS RESTRICTED, MUST BE AUTHORIZED, AND IS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES ONLY. ACCORDING TO THE DOCUMENT, THE ARREST PAPERWORK SAYS THERE WERE NUMEROUS TEXT MESSAGES WHERE DOUGLAS TOLD HER HE WAS WATCHING HER ON THE CAMERAS. HIS AGENCY WRITING IT IS ALWAYS A VERY UNFORTUNATE SITUATION TO ARREST A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND WE HOLD OUR DEPUTIES TO THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS AND WE WILL NOT TOLERATE ANYONE BREAKING THE LAW WITHIN OUR RANKS. IN OSCEOLA COUNTY. DAVE MCDANIEL, WESH TWO NEWS. FORD’S ATTORNEY ASKED FOR HIM TO BE RELEASED ON BOND, BUT THE