Alabama police officer allegedly sexually assaulted female during traffic stop
An Alabama police officer was indicted by a Lauderdale County grand jury Friday on allegations he sexually assaulted a female during a traffic stop Sunday, authorities said.
The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office received a call Sunday night from Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville stating that a female patient told the hospital she had been sexually assaulted by a Killen police officer during a traffic stop earlier that day, the office said.
The FBI helped Lauderdale County authorities investigate the allegation.
The investigation showed there was enough evidence to present the case to a Lauderdale County grand jury, the sheriff’s office said.
On Friday, the grand jury indicted Killen Police Officer Jarrod Webster on charges of first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy.
Webster is being held at the Lauderdale County jail under no bond under Aniah’s Law, pending a hearing.
Anyone with information on the case or anyone who has been a victim of “inappropriate actions” by Webster was asked to call the sheriff’s office at 256-760-5734 or the FBI at 256-764-3613 to make a report.
The sheriff’s office did not provide further information, citing the ongoing investigation.