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Fired Florida probation officer leaked arrest warrants to alleged drug ring members, deputies say

Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Fired Florida probation officer leaked arrest warrants to alleged drug ring members, deputies say — FOX 35 Orlando, Winter Park Community news
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A former juvenile probation officer in Florida is facing more than 100 charges for allegedly accessing a crime database and leaking arrest warrants and other documents to alleged members of a drug ring that was actively under investigation, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.113 felony counts Crystal Lawson, 32, was arrested and booked into jail on 113 felony counts of computer crimes - unauthorized access. The sheriff's office said each count carried a maximum penalty of up to 5 years in prison.If convicted on all counts, that would be a total of 575 years in prison.The Orange County Sheriff's Office said Crystal Lawson was hired as a juvenile probation officer for the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice in February 2022. Because of her job, she was granted access to the Comprehensive Case Information System (CCIS) database. She was fired in 2022 after she was arrested under suspicion of battery, the sheriff's office said.After she was fired, her access to the CCIS sys

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