IMPD Officer Arrested On Three Felony Charges

An officer with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department was arrested Thursday on suspicion of theft and two other felony counts.

Christopher Dickerson, a five year IMPD employee, is formally charged by the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office with theft, obstruction of justice and official misconduct, all felonies.

The charges stem from an incident last month. According to a search warrant of his residence, Dickerson was one of three officers responding to a call of shots fired in the 3500 block of Ralston Avenue on Nov. 8. That run produced three guns that Dickerson told the other officers he would file as evidence in his capacity as an evidence technician, but the firearms were never filed. Dickerson later told another officer he had disposed of the guns by throwing them in a lake.

The warrant also says the fact that the weapons were not submitted to the IMPD evidence room gave investigators probable cause that the guns remained in his possession. Following completion of the investigation, Dickerson was arrested on the three felony counts. 

"The investigation, initiated by our detectives in the Professional Standards Unit, is further evidence of our efforts to enforce corrective measures and address criminal conduct when it is discovered within IMPD," said Chief Rick Hite in a statement.

Dickerson is on administrative leave with a probable recommendation of termination pending the outcome of an internal investigation by Hite.