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Fired MS Officer Arrested in Florida with Badges and Ammo Taken from Former Agency

Deputies said they located a loaded gun in the man's pocket and inside the Tahoe they found a backpack containing a large amount of counterfeit cash, brass knuckles and two clown masks. They also found badges, a helmet, a Mississippi State Police Department ID card and a Pearl River Sheriff’s Office key card, records show.

January 15, 2021
Fired MS Officer Arrested in Florida with Badges and Ammo Taken from Former Agency

Flagler County Sheriff's deputies say Ettienne Joseph Mixon Jr. had a gun and law enforcement equipment in his possession during a recent traffic stop. (Photo: Flagler County Sheriff's Office)

A former officer who was caught hauling a stolen trailer was found to have badges and ammo from the Mississippi agency where he once worked, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said a license plate reader got a hit on the trailer, which had been reported stolen out of Daytona Beach, around 10:30 a.m. Monday and the Real Time Crime Center was immediately activated to locate the Chevrolet Tahoe that was towing it.

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Flagler County deputies and Bunnell police officers conducted a felony traffic stop and took Ettienne Joseph Mixon Jr., 35, into custody, ClickOrlando reports.

Mixon was reportedly terminated from his former agency, the Mississippi State Police.

Deputies said they located a loaded gun in Mixon’s pocket and inside the Tahoe they found a backpack containing a large amount of counterfeit cash, brass knuckles and two clown masks. They also found badges, a helmet, a Mississippi State Police Department ID card and a Pearl River Sheriff’s Office key card, records show.