The DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office was notified that one of its patrol units had been involved in a traffic incident within the City of Shreveport on July 11. Upon contact with the driver, he was identified as Kamari Clay, a School Resource Officer with the DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office. Supervisors responded to the scene, where Clay was arrested by the Shreveport Police Department on charges including DWI.

As a result of the investigation, the DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office has also filed charges related to Clay’s misuse of a Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle and the improper exercise of his official authority while acting outside the scope of his assigned duties. Clay’s employment with the DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office was terminated prior to his arrest on the DeSoto Parish charges.