SELLERSBURG, Ind. – A southern Indiana police officer accused of improperly accessing Flock license‑plate recognition data was arrested, state police said Thursday night.
Officer Justin Craig was charged in Floyd Superior Court 1 with a low-level felony charge of official misconduct, and two top-level misdemeanor counts of fraud, online court records show.
A news release from Indiana State Police did not indicate whether Craig was booked into the Floyd County jail. The Floyd County sheriff did not immediately respond to a request for information on Craig, and the county’s jail inmate roster is not online. Court records showed Craig paid a $2,000 bond, and his next hearing was set for Dec. 17.
State police Detective Clay Boley met Sept. 2 with Georgetown Police Chief Travis Speece, who had learned of irregular search activity within the Flock system. An internal review completed by Georgetown police showed that Craig conducted searches in 2026 that did not connect to any authorized investigation.
Boley reviewed Flock logs and determined that Craig conducted searches using reasons such as traffic violations, drug offenses, assault, or vehicle theft, though no related investigations existed to justify the activity. The searches appeared to happen consistently during Craig’s scheduled duty hours.
After reviewing documentation, time records, and system access logs, Boley determined that Craig accessed Flock information in a manner inconsistent with department policy and without lawful purpose. Boley then sought an arrest warrant.
Troopers arrested Craig on Thursday morning at his home with help from a state police SWAT team. Craig was taken into custody without incident.
Georgetown, a Floyd County town of 3,855 residents, is about a 20-minute drive west of downtown Louisville, Kentucky.
Craig’s attorney has told Louisville media that he will seek to have the charges dismissed.
