Former Booneville police officer Dustin Rambo will serve 16 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to violating civil rights and making false statements.
A 2021 bill of information states Rambo stole cash, prescription drugs, and other personal items during searches of women. He lied to the FBI when questioned about the searches. An FBI Special Agent's affidavit states the investigation began in June 2020 after a Booneville Police investigator notified the FBI that Rambo was stealing money and also engaging in sexual activity while on duty.
A woman told the FBI Rambo sexually assaulted her. The affidavit states that on August 13, 2020, "Anne" left a Super 8 motel at 10:00 PM. Rambo stopped her in the parking lot, took a joint from her, and threw it on the ground. He didn't handcuff her but told her to get in his patrol car's back seat. Once in the vehicle, he told her to climb into the back seat and lay down. The victim sued Rambo and the city of Booneville on in U.S. District Court on February 4. The complaint describes what took place in sickening detail:
10. Defendant Rambo then drove to a warehouse parking lot in the city limits of Booneville, Mississippi. After Defendant Rambo stopped, he removed his police equipment and uniform and exited the patrol vehicle. Defendant Rambo then proceeded to brutally jerk and drag Plaintiff out of the patrol vehicle slamming her to the ground and causing numerous bruises on her body. While being terrified of Plaintiff’s treatment by the Defendant Rambo, his actions of getting undressed and forcefully and violently dragging her out of the patrol vehicle, she was fearful he was going to rape her.
11. Once outside the patrol vehicle, the Defendant Rambo forcefully and violently continued his sexual assault upon the Plaintiff by shoving her up against the patrol car, grasping the base of her skull and attempting to pull Plaintiff’s pants down from the waist. Being unsuccessful, the Defendant Rambo violently and forcefully grabbed Plaintiff’s vagina through her pants causing a bleeding laceration to the exterior of her vagina. During this time of Plaintiff’s abduction by Defendant Rambo, he continuously threatened and cursed her and called her vile and vulgar names.
12. Next, the Defendant Rambo proceeded to forcefully and violently take control of Plaintiff’s hand and utilized it to forcefully stroke his erect penis until he ejaculated. While the Defendant Rambo proceeded to put his clothes back on, the Plaintiff was able to run away and escape. She later gave a statement of the above events to the Booneville Police Department on October 9, 2020.
The complaint accuses the Booneville Police Department of allowing Rambo to remain on active duty even though it knew he was the subject of an FBI investigation. The FBI affidavit states Rambo turned off his bodycam prior to the encounter. However, the Justice Department dropped the sexual assault charge.
Rambo arrested another woman in December 2020. The woman discovered her debit card, Social Security card, and $40 were missing from her wallet when she was released from custody. 20 legally prescribed valium pills were missing as well. Rambo's jacket covered the bodycam during the arrest. The wayward police officer stole money from a man at the Super 8 motel in June 2020 but he would not cooperate with the investigation.
The thievery continued at a January 26, 2021 at the Booneville Walmart (Yes, Booneville has a Walmart.). Rambo's bodycam showed the suspect's wallet had a $100. It disappeared before Rambo returned the wallet.
The Booneville Police Department fired Rambo in January 2021.
21 comments:
16 months is a joke. Until police officers are held accountable to the same justice system as everyone else, they can not be respected or trusted and that goes for the crooked judges and prosecutors as well.
16 months? That's a f'ing joke. This dude is a monster and we will most likely see his name again somewhere.
Dustin Rambo is white. Why are you reporting on this? You know better. You're working against the narrative KF when you report on white people who break the law. Stop.
He might find himself to be the game instead of the predator in the big house.
11:57 some of us want folks punished regardless of skin tone when they break the law.
You should try it some time too.
16 months for ripping tutes dope and then having relations with them ? Seems this nasty piece of shit should have gotten at least 5 years for making himself a weapon of mass destruction.
Has he been black I am sure his mugshot would be available .
if he goes to general population..hes not making it back out
@12:10, could be wrong but me thinks @11:57 was being sarcastic.
Whatever happened to the Webster County Sheriff who was arrested for similar allegations? Didn't the AG's office take that one?
Committing crimes under the guise of law enforcement should be an aggravating factor. An officer like this who committed armed robbery, rape, kidnapping, and drug dealing should result in a lot more than 16 months. Pathetic.
12:41 The federal government does not release mugshots. A simple search of FB will afford you plenty of pictures of Mr. Rambo.
Right. Feds don't release mugshots. Before you say but I've seen them on here before, that is true. Such happens when they are housed in Canton. Sheriff Tucker has a website for the jail complete with roster and mugshots.
We need John Rambo fighting the Russians, not locked up in some podunck jail on trumped up charges!!!!
2:20 : Fantastic.
16 months is a long time when you're behind bars.
.."Company Leader to Raven, Over. Talk to me Johnny".
12:11 - Sixteen months is 480 days. He can do that little amount of time,blindfolded, on his all fours (and will).
He deserves 16 years with one suspended. But, you knew that.
Whoever imposed a sixteen month sentence was actually saying this:
"Sure, he's guilty, but each of them deserved it."
@7:47 AM
Deserve has nothing to do with it.
In case you didn't hear me the first time, I'll say it again: 16 months is a long time when you're behind bars.
10:14 - I DID hear you the first time. But, in case you don't know it, sentences are not meted out based on how long the public perceives them to be. Tell your bullshit to the cons serving 25 to life.
My concluding remark, which went right through your ears, is that the judge, most of the public and all of LEO feel when a woman is mistreated, as in this case, she DESERVED it and therefore, the penalty should be less. Do you understand? If not, seek counseling.
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