SHREVEPORT, La. A former Shreveport police officer who s awaiting trial following an accusation of excessive force in an arrest last year is behind bars again following a separate investigation.
Former SPD officer again charged with malfeasance
Charge arises from January 2020 traffic stop; authorities confirm he was fired in May 2020 BOOKED: Former Shreveport police Officer Christopher Owen McConnell, 36, of Bossier City, was booked May 12, 2021 on another charge of malfeasance in office. (Source: Caddo Correctional Center) By Curtis Heyen | May 12, 2021 at 4:44 PM CDT - Updated May 12 at 4:44 PM
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) A former Shreveport police officer faces a charge of malfeasance in office in connection with a traffic stop in January 2020.
Christopher Owen McConnell, 36, of Bossier City, remains in Caddo Correctional Center, where he was booked at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, May 12, booking records show. His bond has been set at $7,500.
Tulsa Man Sentenced To House Arrest In Wire Fraud Scam A federal judge handed down a house arrest sentence to a Tulsa man convicted of scamming a woman out of more than $90,000.
35-year-old Christopher McConnell admitted to convincing his co-worker to send him the money over the span of several months in 2016 and 2017. McConnell told her he would manage her funds and invest them for the woman but he never invested anything and spent the money on himself.
McConnell will be on house arrest for eight months, and also has to pay the victim back for the money she gave him.