If you haven't seen "Drunk Driving the Rolls Royce," you are missing out. If you have seen it, you are still missing out. Only less-so. When I first brought Ingersoll's DUI arrest to public attention, my knowledge of the guy was superficial. Since then, I have been cramming. Let's dive in.

"I was a cop for six years"

On 5/10/10, Belle Isle Chief of Police John Tegg III, a three-time three-loss candidate for Sheriff of Orange County, expanded the ranks of Belle Isle's new police department by swearing in Keith Ingersoll as an auxiliary police officer. Tegg also swore in Keith's father, Jim, to the entirely-made-up position of "Honorary Police Officer," complete with an "Honorary Oath of Office" and - apparently - an indefinite appointment.

Campaign finance records prior to 2011 were unavailable as of this publication, but what is available is revealing.

In 2011 and 2012, Auxiliary Officer Keith and Honorary Officer Jim, collectively with their wives and "Ingersoll Investments II," contributed nearly $7,000 to Tegg's campaign for sheriff. "Ingersoll Investments II" is a company that consists solely of Keith and Jim Ingersoll.

There have only been three other honorary cops in Belle Isle. The three others and their swearing-in dates follow:

Raju Mantena (7/9/10),
Patrick Armstrong (6/15/11), and
Robert Picerne (7/5/11).

On 3/30/12, Raju and Padma Mantena - who share the same address - together with Raju's company Mantena Ventures, donated $2,500 to Tegg's campaign. They went in for another $1,500 on 10/24/12.

On 11/11/11, Patrick Armstrong donated $2,000 to Tegg's campaign.

As to Picerne, he is responsible for at least $4,500 of support to Tegg's candidacy, all within one year. On 9/29/11, Picerne was 'upgraded' from honorary to auxiliary police officer.

The City of Belle Isle has no records indicating what, if anything, Honorary Officer Jim did in that capacity, beyond donate money. It is clear from his 'honorary oath of office' that Jim received a police badge, however Belle Isle has no records of where that badge came from, nor its disposition after it was given to Jim eleven years ago.

Keith's badge? That's a different story.

Auxiliary police officers in Florida have police powers when they are under the direct supervision of a full-time officer.

Keith was appointed to his auxiliary gig on 5/10/10, a full year-and-a-half before he started the required basic auxiliary police academy class. Not long after Ingersoll's appointment, Tegg was contacted by a fellow officer who wanted to pass along information about Keith's close friendship with — and alleged assistance to — an on-the-run convicted felon, Chris Miller. Their relationship was dismissed as a nonissue under Tegg's watch.

Ingersoll was terminated by Chief Thomas Jackson - for an incident stemming from his relationship with Chris Miller - on November 19, 2012.

It's been a while since I took math, but I'm pretty sure that May 2010 to November 2012 is not even close to six years.

Chief Jackson would later be convicted of federal conspiracy and bribery charges associated with his previous tenure as Chief of Police in Longwood, Florida. There, Jackson swore-in and provided police credentials to Samer "Sam" Majzoub, a felon from New York whose conviction disqualified him from being a police officer in Florida. Jackson, defiant and apparently in need of cash, promoted Majzoub to "Commander"... for the low, low price of $32,000.

"Something did happen"

On July 12, 2021, Ingersoll sued his landlord Allison Hunt, alleging that she had shut off his water for one hour. In response, Hunt countersued for eviction, alleging that Ingersoll had been obligated to transfer all utilities to his name since the beginning of his lease in 2020; she had only turned the water off because she believed Ingersoll had vacated the premises... since she had provided him notice of lease termination. Hunt alleged that not only was Ingersoll a holdover tenant, but that he hadn't been paying the utility bill either. Included with her counterclaim were copies of Ingersoll's recent water bills. Somehow, in the month of June, 2021, Keith and his son Lance managed to use 60,085 gallons of water. No joke. In one month.

In response to the eviction petition, Ingersoll pointed out that he had already paid rent for July, and that Hunt had accepted his payment, making her notice a nullity. On 8/13/21, Ingersoll and Hunt entered into a settlement agreement, and two days after this traffic stop, Hunt alleged that Ingersoll had breached it.

The fireworks were still to come.

On November 15, 2021, Keith Ingersoll was arrested on a 41-count federal indictment alleging his involvement in a $12 million real estate fraud. If convicted on all counts, Ingersoll faces a maximum of 592 years in prison.

And... I'm out of space. Want more? Head over to /r/realworldpolice.

More to come. This is the tip of the iceberg.

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