A Hancock County Sheriff's Deputy is facing 441 criminal charges for allegedly using FLOCK cameras to track his wife, a man she knew years ago, and a former girlfriend and her family.

James Heneghan, 33, was arrested this morning on warrants in 7 different criminal cases. Here's all the charges he's facing:

220 counts of Fraud — Class A misdemeanors
220 counts of Official Misconduct — Level 6 felonies
1 count of Intimidation — Level 6 felony

Investigators say Heneghan conducted 6,196 Flock searches between December 2024 and March 2026. Records reviewed by investigators listed him as off duty for more than 3,600 searches, on PTO for more than 350 and using comp time for more than 100 — meaning he was reportedly not working during roughly 65% of the searches.

Charging documents say Heneghan searched a license plate registered to a man who had known his wife years earlier 922 times during May 2025, August 2025 and February 2026. In February alone, investigators say Heneghan checked the man’s location 213 times and listed the reason as a “DUI/DWI/OWI/OVI - Traffic Study.” Investigators said the man had never been charged with OWI and they could find no Hancock County investigation involving him.

The man told investigators he did not know Heneghan and had no idea why his vehicle was being searched.

Investigators also say Heneghan searched his own wife’s vehicle 901 times during the same three-month periods. In February 2026 alone, her location was allegedly checked 225 times, again under the stated reason of a DUI “traffic study.” Investigators said she had never been charged with OWI.

Another portion of the investigation focused on a former girlfriend of Heneghan and her husband. She told investigators she had dated Heneghan more than a decade earlier. Police say Heneghan searched vehicles registered to the couple approximately 226 times over a 441-day period, with the majority of those searches allegedly occurring while he was off duty. Investigators said they could find no criminal cases or ongoing sheriff’s department investigations involving either of them.

The former girlfriend also told investigators she had not had personal contact with Heneghan in 11 years, other than an occasion when she said he contacted her on Snapchat using a fake name. She stopped communicating once she realized who it was.

The filings also describe a January 2026 traffic stop involving the couple’s daughter. She told her parents Heneghan allegedly tailgated her, repeatedly sped up and slowed down behind her and made her feel pressured to accelerate before pulling her over for speeding. Investigators noted Heneghan had already searched that vehicle on Flock nine times before the traffic stop.

The case also includes a separate intimidation allegation stemming from a family dispute. According to the affidavit, Heneghan exchanged angry text messages with a relative by marriage and eventually wrote, “don’t ever contact my family again bitch your kids will suffer.” The relative told investigators the message made him fear retaliation against his children.

Henegan has been placed on administrative leave without pay pending formal charges to the merit board recommending his termination.

According to jail logs, he's scheduled to be in court for an initial hearing tomorrow.