Georgia cop resigns after viral X-rated TikTok video

A police officer in Georgia has resigned from the pressure after he was caught on video participating in a sexual act close to a cemetery whereas on the job, authorities stated.

The lawman, recognized as Millen Police Officer Larry “Ben” Thompson, was seen engaged in sexual exercise with a girl as his police automotive was parked in an open subject close to a cemetery, information station WRDW reported.

The footage, which was posted by TikTok person Dillon Cole, was captured from a close-by tower in Millen, a small city of about 2,800 folks about an hour south of Augusta.

“Police caught on cam!!!” the person wrote together with the hashtags #towerclimbers #dirtydeeds and #police.

The chicken’s-eye-view clip, which was posted on March 20, has racked up greater than 16 million views.

Police Chief Dwayne Herrington instructed the information outlet that he had deliberate to fulfill with Thompson a couple of video on Monday afternoon, however that the cop stop earlier than the assembly.

The previous cop had a number of different prior circumstances of misconduct as a member of the small division.

In 2017, Thompson shot one other officer within the arm in what an incident report known as an “unintentional discharge,” WRDW reported. He reportedly claimed he was cleansing his gun when it bought jammed and fired.

However the report stated there have been no malfunctions and described the incident basically as a “negligent discharge,” in accordance with the outlet.

In 2019, the officer was touring at 86 mph whereas responding to a house invasion name when he crashed right into a automotive pushed by a 76-year-old man who later died of his accidents, WRDW stated.

And final yr, a girl who had beforehand been in a relationship with Thompson instructed police he had been harassing her.

The officer later admitted to working her automotive tags to get her new tackle and was suspended for 2 days with out pay. He additionally needed to full the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Safety Consciousness Coaching.

“Some companies have a really low tolerance for some varieties of arrests, and a few might need a a lot greater punishment,” Chris Harvey, deputy director of the Georgia Peace Officers Requirements and Coaching Council, instructed WRDW.

Thompson didn’t face extreme punishments within the earlier incidents in order that they don’t seem on the council’s data, the outlet stated.

The one data reportedly listed on POST is his work expertise, a promotion a yr after the deadly accident and his resignation on March 21.

Herrington instructed The Publish he had no additional remark concerning the incident.