S.C. deputy - sex with informant

Back in October 2011 a Cherokee County, S.C. deputy was arrested for allegedly getting it on with a confidential informant. Cherokee County is located in what is locally called Upstate in South Carolina, an area off I-85 between Charlotte, N.C. and Spartanburg, S.C.

The matter there was handled a little differently than Sheriff Nygren handled it here in McHenry County, Ill. Quite differently, as a matter of fact. And Nygren said he didn't cut Deputy Jason ("Slick") Novak any slack.

There, the deputy was charged with Public Official Misconduct and arrested. He was even housed in his own county's jail. And the South Carolina's Attorney General's office was prosecuting him. The sexual act was reported to have happened in December 2008 or January 2009, more than 2 1/2 years before he was arrested.

How did this happen? According to the article on officer.com, "The arrest followed an investigation by the State Law Enforcement Division at the request of the Sheriff’s Office."

How many people are wondering why Nygren and Zinke didn't call in the Illinois State Police?

Click here to view the article on officer.com