IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE COURT
FOR THE STATE OF RIDGEWAY
IN RE
kaikjs
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ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING REPORT
REPORT ON ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING
HEARING SUMMARY
Agency: Ridgeway County Sheriff’s Office
Presiding Judge: Administrative Judge Peacedownload
Dept. Command: Sheriff ShadowCulture
Impaneled Officers: Sgt. TaxesArentAwesome, Internal Affairs Unit
Dep. CoolhandLouie11, Internal Affairs Unit
Date: Monday, January 1st, 2022
Time 15:00 EDT
SUMMARY OF ALLEGATIONS
● OFFENSE 1 - RCSO Pun. Code §4.10 [“Criminal Malfeasance”]
Respondent was convicted on August 11, 2022, in the docketed matter RSC-CM-560 on
nineteen counts of S.C.C. §5.09 [“Unauthorized Distribution of Police Grade Equipment”] by
bench trial and was sentenced on the same day. The agency seeks to impose a penalty of
termination from employment and a four-month bar from employment with the agency.
● OFFENSE 2 - RCSO Pun. Code §3.04 [“Unauthorized Distribution of Department Equipment”]
Responded was convicted on August 11, 2022, in the docketed matter RSC-CM-560 of
distributing equipment from the department to a set of individuals not employed by the
department, which is prohibited by regulation. The agency seeks to impose a penalty of
termination from employment and a four-month bar from employment with the agency.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1.) On August 11th, 2022, the Respondent was convicted of nineteen (19) counts of
“Unauthorized Distribution of Police Grade Equipment'' [S.C.C. §5.09].
2.) The Agency and Respondent signed a waiver agreeing to plead true to all allegations listed in
RSC-AH-620.
FINDINGS OF LAW & POLICY
1.) In accordance with Pub. L. 2-38, the presiding Administrative Judge Peacedownload will be
ruling on this matter, supplementing its ruling with a waiver created by Internal Affairs
Sergeant TaxesArentAwesome and signed by the Agency and Respondent.
2.) The court, through the aforementioned pleading of facts, finds a wanton disregard for policy
(in regards to departmental criminal malfeasance and unauthorized distribution of department
equipment policy), and shall be permitted to recommend a punishment. However, if no
finding of wanton disregard is found then the petitioner would have been fully and forever
exonerated with no punishment.
3.) It is a violation of Ridgeway County Sheriff’s Office departmental policy to receive a
conviction in the court of law of any crime of moral turpitude, fraud, or felonious activity.
4.) Through the aforementioned pleading of facts, the Court finds an intentional act of
conducting the prohibited acts.
5.) In accordance with the requirements of the Administrative Procedures Act being met, the
Court invokes its authority consistent with the Administrative Procedures Act 1.3 (b)(i) and
will make a recommendation for the punishment against the Respondent.
RECOMMENDATIONS
1.) The Court recommends that the Respondent be terminated from the Ridgeway County
Sheriff’s Office.
2.) The Court recommends that the Respondent be dishonorably discharged from the Ridgeway
County Sheriff’s Office.
CERTIFICATION
We, the tribunal, duly impaneled, do hereby certify the findings of this hearing, and have
forthwith put our recommendations as part of this report. These findings are findings of our own,
and purely our own without any outside interference or coercion. We make this recommendation
in good faith, under pains and penalties of perjury, and that it is not the result of bias, prejudice,
or other unlawful influence on our own judgment.
/s/ Peacedownload
ADMINISTRATIVE COURT JUDGE
APPENDIX OF EVIDENCE
A) Exhibit A: https://gyazo.com/c005fb9c76a7752fe8612478120a87df
B) Exhibit B: Discovery - State v Kaikjs.pdf
C) Exhibit C: https://discord.com/channels/955339522936279040/1002006267436486728
