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Jacksonville Officer Charged in $14,000 Overtime Fraud After Probe That Prompted Chief's Resignation

Detectives built the case using cellphone locations, dispatch records, radio logs.

Overview

  • Christian R. Madsen, 31, was arrested on Feb. 25 and faces counts of grand theft, organized fraud and official misconduct.
  • Investigators say he claimed more than 200 overtime hours between Dec. 1, 2025, and Feb. 7, 2026, collecting over $14,000.
  • Location data places him at Chief Jaime Eason’s home during some of the claimed overtime, and the two were in a romantic relationship.
  • He is suspended as the sheriff’s office seeks termination through its administrative process.
  • Eason resigned after meeting with Sheriff T.K. Waters, who says a separate inquiry is assessing whether she knew he was on duty.