CHALMETTE, La. (WGNO) — An employee with the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office has been arrested for inappropriate behavior with a minor, Sheriff James Pohlmann announced on Thursday.
SBSO deputy, 25-year-old Christopher Hammel, was arrested on one count of indecent behavior with a juvenile.
According to the sheriff’s office, Hammel reportedly engaged in inappropriate conversations with a minor through social media. Details of the incident, including the child’s age and gender, were unavailable.
Hammel worked in the SBSO Corrections Division and has since been terminated.