VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A former Volusia County deputy resigned last month after a woman reported he threatened to arrest her if she didn’t perform a sex act on him.
Stephen Corbin was charged with two counts each of bribery, battery, false imprisonment and solicitation to commit prostitution.
A release from the Daytona Beach Police Department describes the incident and explains that the woman got away without doing what the deputy demanded.
A second woman filed a similar complaint against former Deputy Corbin.
On Friday, Sheriff Mike Chitwood posted a video on social media that shows him melting the badge of the disgraced deputy.
A current class of deputy recruits watched as the badge was melted
As promised. I said we would melt down the badge of a former deputy who disgraced our agency (Stephen Corbin). Here it is, with our current class of Deputy Recruits watching. @VolusiaSheriff pic.twitter.com/fl95QuOAox
— Mike Chitwood (@SheriffChitwood) June 21, 2024
After learning of Corbin’s arrest last month, Sheriff Chitwood wrote this:
To say I’m disappointed in his behavior is an understatement. His actions not only discredit his own name, but tarnish the Sheriff’s Office badge and the reputation of our entire organization. Like any profession, ours hires from the human race. We don’t have the technology to detect each person’s character flaws, assess their integrity or predict all their future conduct. We do have a responsibility to act decisively when someone’s character falls short of the public’s expectations. This person will not be a deputy sheriff in our community, and his badge will be melted down so it won’t represent this agency in the future.