SANTA ROSA C.O. ARRESTED 5-4-17

A Santa Rosa Corrections Officer was arrested yesterday for beating a juvenile on April 21st. Sheriff Bob Johnson said Detention Deputy Sergeant Ovando Blankenship, used excessive force to place the juvenile into a cell, then falsified his report of the incident. Blankenship – who has been with the department for 12 years – was charged with one count of cruelty to a child and one count of falsifying documents and booked into the Santa Rosa County Jail on a $15,000 bond.

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