JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville sheriff's officer was arrested Wednesday for crimes he allegedly committed after returning to a crime scene, his arrest report shows.
JSO announced Thursday they had arrested Officer John Burgos. They say he is suspended without pay and will be fired.
He faces charges of false imprisonment and battery causing bodily harm.
The arrest report, which is heavily redacted, says Burgos responded to a domestic violence call with injuries on Wednesday at 4:09 p.m. He took the victim's boyfriend to jail and then returned to the scene to give the victim information about a safe place to reside.
The report says Burgos took off his bodyworn camera before contacting the victim in her home. The victim reported that Burgos said "you're a beautiful girl" to her and gave her a fist bump.
Burgos asked the victim if he could purchase items for her baby, but she declined, the report says. He then asked if they could talk upstairs so the neighbors would not hear them.
The arrest report says Burgos said he was "questioning his decision to only arrest (the victim)'s boyfriend." The victim said that when she tried to record him with her cell phone, Burgos questioned her and she feared she would be arrested.
The victim said he repeatedly talked about "not arresting her earlier for various reasons."
The victim was afraid and eventually filmed several minutes of their interaction on her cell phone.
What specifically happened to cause the charges is redacted from the report, but JSO says that while alone with the victim and "under the color of authority," Burgos didn't let the victim leave the area and he "touched the victim without valid consent."
After Burgos left, the victim called JSO and reported Burgos' conduct. JSO's integrity unit began an immediate investigation, which lead to the officer's arrest.
