JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Prosecutors have dropped the theft charge against a former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Officer who was arrested in March.
Shane Metz was accused of taking a woman’s handbag when he arrested her in December.
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Metz resigned after his March arrest.
On Thursday, prosecutors dropped a charge of petit theft against him.
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The court paperwork indicates it was due to “lack of evidence.”
Metz worked for JSO for under three years.
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