Gulf Shores Officer Arrested

By Debbie Williams Reporter

A Gulf Shores police officer is jailed in Monroe County and has been fired from his job.

Published: Wed, April 09, 2008 - 5:45 pm
Last Updated: Wed, April 09, 2008 - 7:02 pm

Debbie Williams

He's been stripped of his freedom and fired from his job. Now a "former" Gulf Shores police officer sits in a Monroe County jail cell charged with stealing four-wheelers.
Gulf Shores police officer Jason Terry is used to throwing people in jail, now he's the one who sits in a Monroe County jail cell charged with theft according to Monroe County Sheriff, Thomas Tate. "This involves his alleged theft of four wheelers which occurred in the fall of 2006 and the fall of 2007"
According to investigators, Terry stole items from hunting camps in North Monroe County. "Various equipment, farm related, sports related equipment no firearms have been reported at either location that we are presently working on," says Tate.
This all came to light when a stolen four wheeler was recovered two weeks ago on the Mexican border. It's sale traced back to the now former police officer Jason Terry.
"I understand he is a Gulf Shores Police Officer or was, I don't know that he is now," says Tate.
In fact, as soon as Gulf Shores police chief Arthur Bourne was notified of the arrest, Terry was fired. Bourne calling the arrest "shocking and unfortunate". He says the former officer would have to "suffer the consequences of his actions and the department would move on."
Terry is charged with two counts of theft of property and remains in jail on 150 thousand dollars bond.
He has previously been an officer with the Monroe and Baldwin County Sheriff's offices and the Foley Police Department before accepting the position in Gulf Shores last August.