Sedgwick County Jail deputy charged with disorderly conduct over off-duty DV incident
A Sedgwick County Jail deputy has been charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly engaging in disorderly conduct off duty.
The charge stems from a domestic violence situation between the deputy and his girlfriend where neither was hurt, Wichita police spokesman Officer Charley Davidson told The Eagle in response to questions.
Aareon White was charged Monday with disorderly conduct in Wichita Municipal Court, the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office announced in a news release.
Davidson said police responded to a disturbance at a west Wichita apartment complex around 9:30 p.m. Aug. 26 and talked to White, 27, and his 27-year-old girlfriend.
“Through the investigation of the incident, it was learned a physical disturbance occurred between the two individuals,” Davidson said.
More follow-up led to White’s disorderly conduct charge, he said. His court records were not immediately available Tuesday. It wasn’t clear whether White had an attorney representing him in the case.
White has been an employee of the Sheriff’s Office for nearly six months, the Sheriff’s Office said in the release. He is a detention deputy.
In addition to facing criminal charges, he is also subject to an internal investigation by the Sheriff’s Office’s professional standards unit, the release said.
White continues to work but “has been placed on restricted duty pending the outcome of the criminal and internal investigation,” according to the release.
“The Sheriff’s Office takes pride in demonstrating these values on a daily basis. Every alleged complaint is taken seriously and is investigated either criminally or internally including false complaints of misconduct,” the release says.
“Deputies are not above the law and the Sheriff’s Office will always investigate any crime or complaint with the due diligence that the public entrusts in us.”
This story was originally published September 14, 2021 at 9:18 AM.
