A former northeast Iowa sheriff’s deputy is facing multiple charges for misconduct on the job.
The Iowa Department of Public Safety (DPS) says that former Buchanan County Sheriff’s Deputy Klint Bentley was charged Friday in Buchanan County Court with extortion, non-felonious misconduct in office, and accepting a bribe.
An investigation determined that on February 4, 2022, Deputy Bentley stopped a vehicle in rural Buchanan County for speeding. Bentley is accused of asking the female driver to show him her breasts and implied he would withhold issuing a citation if she did. He’s also alleged to have continued to solicit nude photos of her via text message after the traffic stop concluded.
On February 7th, the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office and the Buchanan County Attorney’s Office requested the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and the Iowa Attorney General’s Office to investigate due to a conflict of interest. On February 8th, Bentley was terminated from the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office.
