Former Officer Jonathan Mays Arrested on Grand Jury Indictment

12/12/2014



December 12, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



Sex Crimes detectives this afternoon arrested former Metro police officer Jonathan Mays on a five-count grand jury indictment charging him with rape, two counts of official misconduct and two counts of official oppression.



Mays, 44, who submitted his irrevocable resignation from the police department in July in the midst of both criminal and administrative investigations, is accused of engaging in sexual contact with a known prostitute while on-duty working the overnight shift at the Central Precinct.



The 32-year-old victim came forward to the Sex Crimes Unit in mid-June. She reported that an on-duty officer, whose name she did not know, propositioned her for oral sex in January near the intersection of North 1st & Oldham Streets. The victim said she felt she had no choice but to perform the sex act, believing that he could arrest her if she refused. Detectives identified Mays based on the description and information given by the victim.



The victim agreed to cooperate in an investigation of Mays and was under video and audio surveillance when Mays approached her in the early morning hours of July 17th. She offered to perform oral sex on him if he would protect her. She told him to drive around the block and to meet her at the dead end of Oldham Street. He drove to the location three times in search of the victim, who did not go there at the direction of detectives. A short time later, Mays was confronted by investigators. He initially denied knowing the victim, but later acknowledged that he had a sexual encounter with her in the past at the dead end of Oldham Street.



“Our investigation shows that Jonathan Mays betrayed the public’s trust as well as that of his coworkers,” Chief Steve Anderson said. “His actions are counter to the very high expectations of professionalism and integrity for Nashville’s police officers.”



Mays was hired by the police department in February 2002. He had been assigned to the Central Precinct for most of his tenure.



Mays’ bond is set at $25,000. He will be arraigned in Criminal Court in the near future.





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Jonathan Mays, 44