ELKO — Elko County sheriff’s deputy T.K. Haslam was booked into the Elko County Jail on Saturday on a warrant for first offense domestic violence stemming from an investigation that occurred in August in West Wendover.
According to Undersheriff Doug Gailey, Haslam served the minimum 12 hours for the alleged offense and posted bond on the $3,000 bail. He was booked under the name Terry Kim Haslam.
Haslam remains on paid leave pending the outcome of his criminal trial. Had he been charged with felony domestic violence, Sheriff Dale Lotspeich said earlier he would consider placing Haslam on unpaid leave.
Gailey said in the event Haslam is convicted of the offense, he would not be able to continue working as a deputy, nor in any other certified law officer position. In the event he is proven not guilty, Gailey said the sheriff’s office may still conduct an internal investigation to determine if any department policies were violated in relation to the alleged incident.
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West Wendover police Sgt. David Wiskerchen had confirmed earlier that officers responded to a report of domestic violence on Aug. 21 at which time it was believed Haslam was the alleged aggressor. However, an arrest was not made at the time, and the matter was submitted to Elko County District Attorney Gary Woodbury after a week-long investigation by West Wendover police.
Woodbury opted not to pursue the case due to Haslam being a main witness in some of the cases his office was prosecuting. Instead, he sent the case to Eureka District Attorney Ted Beutel. Again, the case was submitted to another attorney; this time Deputy Attorney General Matthew Deal picked up the case. On Oct. 16, Deal told the Free Press the case was still being investigated, but did not state he has submitted a request for a warrant at that time.
Details on the case will be reported as they become available.