A police officer in Florida was arrested by his own department after he allegedly stole more than $14,000 in fraudulent overtime pay while he was actually engaging in a tryst with his boss.
Christian Madsen, a 31-year-old cop with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, was busted on Feb. 25 — nearly two weeks after his coworkers received a tip that he had submitted more than 200 erroneous overtime hours.
While the office was probing the alleged fraud, it learned that Madsen spent a chunk of the supposed overtime hours at the home of JSO Chief of Patrol Support Jaime Eason — one of his higher-ups.
After the three-week internal investigation, the department concluded that Madsen “intentionally submitted falsified overtime claims” for various purported traffic assignments, raking in over $14,000 in extra pay between December 2025 and February 2026, according to a press release shared on Facebook.
Jacksonville Sheriff TK Waters confirmed that Madsen and Eason were engaged in a romantic relationship, but he said it was “unclear” how long they’d been together.
Waters announced at a press conference that Eason, whom he promoted to Chief of Patrol Support in 2022, “made the decision to resign” after a “long conversation in my office.”
The sheriff said that, to the best of their knowledge, Eason wasn’t aware of Madsen’s alleged scheme. He noted she wasn’t in charge of approving his timesheet.
Waters insisted that the onus fell on Madsen, who threw away an 11-year career with the sheriff’s office.
“Our collective belief in openness, transparency, and accountability outweighs any personal allegiance to JSO employees, especially any that violate the public’s trust,” Waters said.
Madsen was suspended after his arrest, but Waters said the office is still seeking termination.
He was charged with grand theft, organized fraud and official misconduct.
Madsen is the second JSO officer to land behind bars since the New Year.
Officer Nicholas Hicks, who resigned in disgrace, was allegedly paid over $2,600 for time he actually didn’t work between June and December 2025. He was arrested on Jan. 6 and charged with grand theft and official misconduct.
In July, another one of their coworkers was nearly axed after he was caught on video sucker-punching a man during a traffic stop. The officer was cleared by prosecutors in August.