FL Cop suspended for letting suspects smoke and perform sex acts in patrol cruiser (small video clip here)

A Florida cop was suspended for nearly three weeks for letting two shoplifting suspects smoke and perform sex acts in the back of a police cruiser, shocking video shows.

Fort Pierce Police Officer Doug McNeal apparently set the mood with Barry White’s “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe” playing inside his patrol car when he took suspects Zachary Moellendick, 23, and Krista Leigh, 24, to the St. Lucie County Jail last July, according to an internal affairs report obtained by Treasure Coast Newspapers.

Footage from the officer’s body camera — which was fixed beneath his cruiser’s rearview mirror — shows Moellendick without handcuffs while sipping a beverage in the back seat. He also had a lighter in his pants and a cigarette tucked behind his ear, according to the report.

Moellendick is later recorded cuddling with Leigh after she was placed in the back of the police vehicle without handcuffs, a violation of department policy. The amorous couple is then seen kissing before later fondling each other as White’s 1974 classic blares in the background, video shows.

McNeal then gave the amorous couple permission to smoke in the sally port of the jail.

“We didn’t think we were allowed to smoke in here,” Leigh said.

“Uh, you’re really not, but it’s fine,” McNeal replied.

Moellendick then lit a cigarette without hesitation, according to the footage, which apparently left an impression on another officer in real time.

“I think they’re making babies back there,” the female officer said.

McNeal later told an internal affairs detective that he saw the couple kissing and said he was “fine with it,” according to the report. McNeal, however, denied seeing the couple engaged in any sexual activity.

Moellendick, of Palm Bay, and Leigh, of Melbourne, were taken into custody after allegedly shoplifting at a Walmart in Fort Pierce. Moellendick later pleaded guilty to petty theft and trespassing before being released from jail on Thursday.

Leigh, who pleaded no contest to petty theft, has also been released from custody after being sentenced to time served, according to Treasure Coast Newspapers.

McNeal, who has been employed by the department since 2014, was also disciplined for neglecting to tell dispatchers about his location and failing to report his mileage, WPTV reports.

“Officer McNeal has accepted full responsibility for his actions and understands the seriousness of the policy violations,” Police Chief Diane Hobley-Burney said in a statement to the station. “The conduct of this officer does not represent the values of this department or the dedicated men and women who serve our community with honor every day.”

McNeal’s 20-day suspension without pay took effect on Feb. 14.

via: https://nypost.com/2019/02/25/cop-suspended-for-letting-suspects-get-frisky-in-patrol-cruiser/