CJLeads
Coverage of CJLeads in the Nexus archive.
- Illegal Flock favor: Warrants reveal what led to a CMPD officer’s arrest
CMPD Officer Seth Elliott was charged with misusing law enforcement databases to assist Michael Kuester, a drug suspect. Warrants detail Elliott running license plates via Flock and CJLeads for Kuester through Snapchat, while Kuester conducted multiple drug sales to an undercover Watauga County Sheriff’s detective using Telegram and various vehicles.
- Charlotte police officer arrested for alleged Flock Safety misuse accused of giving information to ‘drug target’
A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer, Seth Daniel Elliott, was arrested for allegedly misusing Flock Safety technology to provide license plate information to a person involved in a drug investigation. The officer accessed data via Flock Safety and CJLEADS, then shared it with the target, leading to his unpaid administrative leave and a charge of illegally accessing a government computer.
- SBI: CMPD officer used Flock to provide undercover officer’s plate to drug target
A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer used Flock and the CJLEADS system to provide license plate information of an undercover officer to a subject in a drug investigation. The officer, Seth Elliott, was arrested by the SBI and charged with a misdemeanor for the unauthorized access.
- CMPD officer accused of misusing law enforcement databases
A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer was placed on unpaid administrative leave after being arrested for allegedly misusing law enforcement databases for non-official purposes. Officer Seth Elliott was charged with illegally accessing government computer systems during an unrelated investigation, leading to revoked access to criminal intelligence tools and an Internal Affairs probe.
- CMPD officer arrested, accused of accessing Flock, CJLeads system for "non-law enforcement purposes"
A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer was arrested and charged with unauthorized access to government computer systems Flock and CJLeads for non-law enforcement purposes. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation discovered the incident during an unrelated investigation.