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Arkansas State Police Troopers fired for illicit sexual relationship

 

Two Arkansas State Police Troopers were fired on April 5, 2024 after administrative investigations were conducted into accusations that they were romantically involved.

Sgt. Mark Austin Blackerby (38 and married) of Scott and Trooper Jessica Diane McCord (30 and single) of Conway during their interviews with the State Police Office of Professional Standards ("OPS") in January 2024, were dishonest about the affair according to records provided to us by the ASP.

Blackerby and his wife Cassie - a Jacksonville cop

Initially, the investigation focused on Blackerby and both Blackerby and McCord denied a sexual relationship even though ASP vehicle tracking systems showed their vehicles parked at secluded locations for hours at at time and his vehicle at her home in Conway multiple times when he was on the clock. Blackerby admitted that he also disabled the tracking devices in his vehicle to try and hide his movements and their hookups. 

Blackerby told investigators that he is a "God-fearing man" and "Just got away from the Lord and away from church". Getting some strange will do that.


OPS opened an investigation on McCord after they found she was untruthful about their sexual relationship.

Blackerby joined ASP in 2013, McCord in 2022.

In 2021, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge named Blackerby as one of the three officers of the year for his part in the the apprehension of a kidnapper from Pennsylvania and rescue of a 14 year old North Carolina girl that was taken from her family by the kidnapper.

Here's a news report about that incident back in 2021.


McCord was frequently featured on the Natural State Transparency Youtube channel.

ASP is seeking decertification of both Blackerby and McCord. Blackerby is not contesting his decertification and it should be approved at the July 9th CLEST meeting.


McCord is contesting her decertification and the date of her hearing has not yet been scheduled.

This is the file ASP sent to CLEST concerning McCord for the decertification hearing.

This is the full ASP investigation file on McCord.

This is McCord's Personnel File. Check out her GPA in college.

Courts have ruled that you can be too smart to be a cop. McCord didn't have to worry about that.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/court-oks-barring-high-iqs-cops/story?id=95836
 

This is the first interview ASP investigators had with McCord on the morning of January 29th when they were building a case against Blackerby.

 This is Blackerby's interview with ASP investigators later that same day.

This is the second interview of McCord by ASP Investigators on February 26th when they were building a case against her.


  Stay tuned for updates as additional records have been requested. 

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***UPDATE 07/08/24*** 

After violating the AFOIA for a few days, the ASP released Blackerby's personnel file, investigation file and information sent to CLEST for his decertifaction that is scheduled to take place tomorrow. 

Blackerby Personnel File

Blackerby Investigation File

You might find this file interesting as it has their hookup locations identified and data from vehicle GPS. 

Blackerby CLEST Decertification File

Here is the second interview that ASP/OPS had with Blackerby.

 



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