ALEXANDRIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Public Information Office
2003 Mill Road
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
703.838.4636
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DECEMBER 3, 2003
Alexandria Police Investigate Abduction, Sexual Relations With an Inmate;
Former Sheriff’s Deputy May Have Victimized Others
Today, Alexandria police arrested Eric L. Mayo, 33, and charged him with Abduction and Carnal Knowledge of Prisoner by a Correctional Officer. These offenses occurred during the spring and fall of 2002, while Mayo was employed as a deputy for the Alexandria Office of Sheriff.
Mayo is charged with two counts of each offense for victimizing two inmates. Detectives are concerned that there may be additional victims who were assaulted by Mayo while he was assigned to the Work Release Program at the Sheriff’s Office and Alexandria Detention Center.
Mayo, a resident of 9002 Fox Park Road in Clinton, was no longer employed by the Alexandria Sheriff at the time of his arrest. He is currently being held in the Alexandria jail on a $10,000 bond.
Anyone who has information regarding Mayo or anyone who may have been victimized is asked to contact Detective Sandra Hein of the Criminal Investigations Section at 703.838.4025.
For further information, please contact the Public Information Office.
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Eric L. Mayo
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