Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters revealed that a former officer had stopped his ex-girlfriend in October, questioning her about why she had ceased communication with him.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — On Tuesday night, a former officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was taken into custody on accusations of stalking his former girlfriend, Sheriff T.K. Waters confirmed during a Wednesday morning press briefing.
Claude Fleurimond is now facing charges of false imprisonment, classified as a third-degree felony, and stalking, which is a first-degree misdemeanor.
Waters stated that Fleurimond resigned immediately following his arrest on Tuesday. He had been with JSO for a total of three years and three months, having joined the force on August 22, 2022.
On December 5, the JSO’s Integrity Unit received a report alleging that Fleurimond had been stalking his ex-girlfriend.
As detectives probed the complaint, Waters noted that they uncovered evidence showing that Fleurimond had “repeatedly” followed his ex-girlfriend over several months.
“In October, Fleurimond actually conducted a traffic stop on his former girlfriend in his marked JSO police vehicle,” Waters said. “Using his police authority to detain his former girlfriend, Fleurimond then questioned her about why she was no longer communicating with him. Based on the totality of the circumstances, Fleurimond was arrested by our integrity detectives for false imprisonment and stalking.”
When asked if Fleurimond threatened his ex-girlfriend during any period of the alleged stalking or Dec. 5 traffic stop, Waters said: “Not to my knowledge, but a traffic stop on a person for no reason is threatening enough.”
Fleurimond is the sixth officer to be arrested by JSO in 2025, Waters said.
