Bad Cop: Ex-deputy gets probation for illegally using police database




A former Okaloosa deputy accused of using a police computer to help his wife repossess cars was sentenced to probation Tuesday after pleading no contest in circuit court.


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William Schinstine, 52, pleaded no contest to a felony charge of knowingly accessing a computer without authorization, according to a news release from the state attorney’s office. Circuit Judge Marci Goodman sentenced the ex-deputy to three years probation.

Conditions include giving up his law enforcement standards, meaning he’ll never again serve as a law enforcement officer in the state of Florida, said Assistant State Attorney Amber Rowland, the prosecutor. Judge Goodman withheld adjudication because Schinstine had no prior criminal record.

“Basically, a withhold keeps you from being a convicted felon,” Rowland said.

Schinstine also must pay for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s investigative costs, more than $5,000, the news release reads.

The prosecution dropped a misdemeanor charge of misusing confidential information as a public servant.



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