Panhandle Police Officer arrested for sex with minor
By DAVID ADLERSTEIN | GateHouse Media Services
CARRABELLE, FL
A Carrabelle police officer was arrested Thursday morning for sexual battery on a child and possession of child porn.
Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, along with the Carrabelle Police Department and Franklin County Sheriff’s Office arrested Glenn Darius Hampton May, 49, of Carrabelle, on one count of sexual battery on a child over 12 years old, but less than 18 years old, and four counts of possession of child pornography.
May began with the department on a part-time basis on Jan. 7, 2013, and was hired on fulltime beginning on July 15, 2013. In October, FDLE agents began investigating May at the request of Carrabelle Police Chief Gary Hunnings after he received an allegation May was having sex with an underage female. May has been on administrative leave since that time.
“I immediately contacted FDLE when I learned of this allegation,” said Hunnings. “May’s actions are unacceptable and appalling for anyone, especially an officer of the law. Now that an arrest has been made, I am moving swiftly to terminate May from our police department.”
May was arrested at his home in Carrabelle and booked into the Franklin County Jail on a $200,000 bond. The case will be prosecuted by the Office of the State Attorney, 2nd Judicial Circuit.