Update:
On April 13, Wahlgren pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years probation. His status with the department is unclear.
Original Story:
A Calvert County Sheriff's corporal has been charged by the State Prosecutor's Office for alleged misconduct in office.
James L. Wahlgren was accused of having sex while on duty with a woman who'd previously been involved in a domestic dispute.
The two first met on March 8, 2022 when the woman called police to her home for a disturbance.
Following that initial incident Wahlgren took the woman to a hospital and left her a business card with his departmental cell phone number.
On March 13 the woman called Wahlgren again reporting that she and her husband had an argument.
This time prosecutors say Wahlgren took the woman in his police car to a Prince Frederick hotel where they later had sex.
Court documents showed Wahlgren never documented the domestic incident and did not inform the dispatcher of his whereabouts.
He faced up to 3-years in jail and/or a $3000 fine.
