Event Brief
Two Pinellas deputies jailed over alleged database abuse
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 30, 2026 at 5:20 PM ET
Summary: Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri announced the arrests of former deputies Travis Stanton and Karl Gwynne after separate investigations alleging they used agency police databases to run background checks on women they wanted to date. Both men were taken into custody Wednesday.
WHO: Travis Stanton and Karl Gwynne, former Pinellas County sheriff’s deputies; Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri
WHAT: Arrests and jail custody following allegations that the deputies abused agency police databases to run background checks on women they wanted to date.
WHEN: Sep 30, 2026
WHERE: Pinellas County, Florida
WHY: No specific cause was reported beyond the event itself.
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