Deputy charged with Theft

Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Scott Ward was charged with Misdemeanor Theft Thursday.

Ward took at least six lobsters from boaters who had been stopped for a resource check in the Upper Keys. The incident was reported by other Sheriff’s Office deputies who were on scene.

The case was investigated by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and reviewed and filed by the Office of the State Attorney.

“I am disappointed to have to announce this case, but the public will always hear the good news and the bad news from me first,” said Sheriff Rick Ramsay.

Any future action is pending the resolution of the criminal case and the Sheriff’s Office Internal Affairs investigation.

Ward was hired on Aug. 20, 2007.

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