A Camden County sheriff’s sergeant has been hit with a federal indictment and it reveals how extensive his alleged misconduct may be.
What’s in the Indictment: A federal grand jury returned a 13‑count indictment charging Staff Sgt. Buck William Aldridge with deprivation of rights under color of law and falsifying records. Prosecutors claim he used excessive force on arrestees on four separate occasions and crafted misleading reports to cover it up.
A Long Troubled History:
In 2021, Aldridge allegedly tased and kicked someone and failed to mention the kick.
Later that year, he tased a handcuffed person in the back and compressed their neck with the taser grip, omitting those details.
In 2022, during a separate arrest, he repeatedly used his taser after resistance had ended—and also pu