HAINES CITY, FL — A Haines City police officer arrested for allegedly misusing an investigative database searched for his estranged wife’s vehicle 717 times through the Flock camera system over nearly two years, according to an arrest affidavit.
Officer Christopher Goodson, who has served with the Haines City Police Department since March 2022, is charged with one count of offenses against users of computers, computer systems, computer networks and electronic devices and one count of official misconduct.
According to the affidavit, the investigation began after Goodson went to a supervisor’s residence and disclosed that he had conducted several searches through the Flock camera platform involving his estranged wife’s vehicle.
Goodson reportedly told the supervisor that his estranged wife had received a message from The Washington Post regarding a story about his alleged misuse of the Flock database to track her location. According to investigators, Goodson said he searched for the vehicle to keep track of the location of his children when they were with her.
Investigators then reviewed Goodson’s Flock search history. According to the affidavit, a query covering Sept. 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026, showed that Goodson entered the license plate of his estranged wife’s vehicle into the system 717 times using a department-issued laptop and cellphone.
The affidavit states the searches increased significantly during portions of 2025, including 280 searches in September 2025, 104 in November and 86 in August.
Investigators said Goodson used several different reasons when conducting the searches, including criminal motor vehicle offenses, drugs and narcotics, assault and battery offenses, fleeing and eluding, traffic infractions, theft offenses, wanted persons and felony-related investigations.
However, investigators determined that the vehicle was not involved in a criminal investigation or identified as being connected to a crime that would have required Goodson to search for its location, according to the affidavit.
On Aug. 10, investigators consulted with the State Attorney’s Office regarding Goodson’s Flock usage history. Authorities subsequently determined that his alleged conduct supported charges under Florida statutes related to unauthorized computer-system activity and official misconduct.
Haines City Police Chief Isaac Jackson said the department does not tolerate the misuse, unauthorized access or personal use of investigative databases or law enforcement information systems.
Goodson has been placed on administrative leave and has indicated his intent to resign from the Haines City Police Department as a result of the investigation.The 717 searches is the strongest new detail from the affidavit and is worth putting in the headline and social-media lead.
The arrest comes amid local concerns about law enforcement’s use of Flock cameras. In a recent Eye In The Sky News poll asking, “Are you in favor of law enforcement using Flock cameras in your community?” 2,805 people responded. Of those, 2,212, or approximately 79%, voted no, while 593, or approximately 21%, voted yes. Nothing further at this time.
SOURCE: HAINES CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT & ARREST AFFIDAVIT
