Jackson police officer Ken Stone has been suspended for 10 days, pending an
investigation of a complaint filed against him.
Capt. Thom Corley with the police department said Stone was suspended after
the department received complaints from people who live in the area of
Ridgecrest Cemetery that a marked police unit was repeatedly seen in the
cemetery for a period of time and were concerned.
“They provided us with the vehicle number. And a captain went out there to
check up on it,” Corley said.
“Ken Stone was off-duty when located but he was in uniform in a marked
vehicle. The captain drafted a statement of charges including violation of
policy and violation of conduct.”
Stone is charged with violating a department policy in regards to vehicles
that are signed over to employees who have take-home privileges.
“With take-home vehicles you are to drive back and forth to work and that’s
all,” Corley said.
The car had been spotted in the cemetery for at least a couple of weeks.
The captain discovered the incident on April 11, Corley said.
On Monday, Chief Gill Kendrick held a hearing on those charges and
administered the 10-day suspension on Thursday, Corley said. Stone’s vehicle
privileges are restricted for at least 90 days.
When the captain located the marked white Chevy Impala, it was empty,
Corley said. Stone was in another car with a woman who is not an employee with
the police department, he said.
“They were in her private vehicle talking,” he said.
Stone, who
has been with the department for almost 15 years, is assigned to the traffic
division.