County settles lawsuit over former sheriff's deputy Ebell for just under $50K
Ventura County will pay a nearly $50,000 settlement over the actions of a former sheriff’s deputy who had an affair with a woman who had been in jail.
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Ventura County will pay a nearly $50,000 settlement over the actions of a former sheriff’s deputy who had an affair with a woman who had been in jail.
From storm coverage in one of the wettest years on record to a long battle for public records, The Star’s journalists gave it their all in 2023.
This year brought a massive investigation of a sheriff’s deputy, a new high school in Oxnard and the region’s first tropical storm in 84 years.
According to the department's notice, the deputy neglected his duty when he allegedly fraternized with a woman who was in custody at the Ventura County Jail and had a sexual relationship with her after she was released on parole.
Deputy Tyler Ebell and Nastaza Schmidt, a former inmate who died fleeing a crime scene in February, were a couple until they were spotted together.