Former Lady Lake officer accused of threatening woman and children

LADY LAKE, Fla. — A former Lady Lake police officer who quit before he was fired for sexual misconduct while on the job is accused of threatening a woman and her children.
 
Kevin Thompson has been accused of inappropriate relationships in the past and investigators questioned him about filing fake reports during an official interview.
 
According to the police report, Thompson made up a fake criminal report so that he'd have to go to an area where a Melissa Collins worked, who Thompson is accused of cheating on his wife with.
 
Detectives said Thompson lied at least four times about how he exposed himself in his patrol car.
 
Collins admitted she was planning on using the illicit photo of Thompson pleasuring himself with her underwear to drive a wedge between him and his wife.
 
"I said 'I don't have to tell her anything. I'll just show her.' And from there it just went south real fast," Collins said.
 
Collins said Thompson threatened her and her children with texts that said he would bury someone in their backyard. Those threats were the trigger for a criminal investigation, officials said.
 
"I would like to see him away from me. I would like not to see him again. I don't care about his job," Collins said.
 
Lake County placed an extra deputy on patrol by Collins' house.
 
Officials said Thompson would have been fired had he not resigned.
 
The State Attorney's Office decided not to prosecute Thompson. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said his license is still valid. Thompson could take a job at another agency at any time.

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