LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A clerk with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office was arrested on a warrant for unauthorized access to computer systems or networks, the sheriff’s office said.
According to a news release, the arrest followed an investigation that began on Oct. 1 when the sheriff’s office received allegations that Hannah Colon, 30, was abusing her access to restricted law enforcement databases. She was assigned as a clerk in the Criminal Investigations division and accessed sensitive databases on her assigned desktop computer outside the scope of her employment.
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The investigation revealed that Colon had been accessing the databases improperly since 2023. A search warrant was executed on her assigned computer, leading to the issuance of an arrest warrant, deputies said.
According to a probable cause affidavit, multiple co-workers raised concerns about Colon’s behavior, including her interactions with a homicide detective while wearing Meta AI glasses capable of recording. Colon was reportedly Facebook friends with a suspect in two Lake County homicides.
During a recorded interview on Oct. 8, Colon acknowledged running searches on individuals related to her personal matters, including her husband’s ex-wife and her husband, using law enforcement databases without legitimate work-related reasons, the affidavit states.
Colon turned herself in on Oct. 9 and was charged with two counts of unauthorized access to a computer system or network.
She was booked at the Lake County Jail, on a $2,500 bond was placed on unpaid leave pending the outcome of the investigation.