Davidson EMT and police officer charged in obstructing child sex abuse case
A Davidson County EMT and a police officer from Catawba County have been accused of accessing a government computer system to alert the suspects in an ongoing child sex abuse case.
Benjamin Geoffrey Myers, 38, an EMT with Davidson County EMS, and Jennifer Aree Myers, 44, a sworn law enforcement officer with the Brookford Police Department in Catawba County have each been charged with one count of felony accessing government computers and one count of obstruction of justice.
According to the Davidson County Sheriff’s Department, the Myers used their positions to access the government computer systems to obtain information regarding the ongoing investigation of a child sex abuse case in Denton. This information was used to alert the suspect in the early stages of the investigation, and as a result, key evidence was destroyed, according to law enforcement.
On Aug. 25, the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division received a report of child sexual abuse occurring at a residence located on Anderson Street in Denton, as well as other locations in the surrounding area.
As a result of the investigation, detectives with the Davidson County Sheriff’s Department identified Jeremy Lanning Amburn, 43, as the primary suspect in the sexual abuse of a juvenile. Further investigation revealed that Angela Carpenter Amburn, 40, was aware of the abuse and actively facilitated it.
Jeremy Amburn was charged with five counts of felony statutory sex offense, five counts of felony indecent liberties with a minor, felony incest and four felony counts of sex offense by a substitute parent. Angela Amburn for four counts of felony aid and abet and one count of felony child abuse.
As the investigation progressed, detectives uncovered that Benjamin and Jennifer Myers, who also reside in Denton, alerted Jeremy Amburn of the investigation and pending arrest.
According to local media reports, both have been fired from their jobs.
The Davidson County Magistrate set conditions of their release to prohibit Jennifer Myers, Benjamin Myers, or Jeremy Amburn from having any contact through writing, person, or through a third party.
Representatives with the Davidson County Sheriff’s Department, said due to the sensitivity of the ongoing case, no further information is available.
