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Former Bossier Parish Sheriff's Deputy Corporal Travis Buckmaster was behind bars today after surrendering himself at the Bossier Maximum Security Facility in Plain Dealing on charges of Malfeasance in Office and Simple Battery.
Buckmaster surrendered himself today related to charges for an incident reported on June 15, 2021. That report said that Corporal Buckmaster had committed battery on an inmate at Bossier Max. Buckmaster was then put on administrative leave while there was an investigation into the incident. During the time Buckmaster was out on leave, he resigned from the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office.
After investigating, BPSO detectives issued a warrant for Buckmaster's arrest. At the time he surrendered today, he was booked on those charges and then released on bond.