Police Officials Face Charges in Kidnap Case
Two police supervisors are facing disciplinary charges in the case of a woman who was reportedly kidnapped by one of them.
Lt. Jerry Lankford, 48, has been charged with conduct not becoming an officer and lying to a superior officer, according to documents filed Thursday with the city Police Commission by Police Chief Heather Fong.
Lankford is accused of allegedly forcing Christina Gomez, 19, into his vehicle about 2:30 a.m. on July 1, 2003. Gomez says he offered her money -- apparently for sex -- and held her for 30 minutes before she managed to escape. He was off-duty at the time.
Capt. Patricia Jackson, 52, who allegedly ordered an officer preparing a police report on the incident to leave Lankford’s name out of it, faces charges of failing to properly supervise and investigate as well as lying to a superior officer.
Each officer has worked for more than 20 years with the department, and both are still active.
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