Laurel, In. — Former Laurel reserve police officer Clinton Ellis, 34, has been charged with two thefts and official misconduct by Indiana State Police.
The investigation began in December when Ellis gave a stolen handgun to another Laurel police officer. The police report says Ellis allegedly kept the handgun following a search warrant service in November of 2017.
As the investigation unfolded, detectives determined Ellis allegedly misappropriated $2,500 from the town of Laurel to be used in a drug investigation in November of 2016.
Ellis is being held in the Franklin County Security Center pending his initial court appearance. Ellis was relieved as a police officer in January of 2018.
