Statement from Sheriff Chitwood on fraud arrest of former deputy

Date Added: November 03, 2025 4:56 pm

This ex-deputy's badge will be melted down.

We have charged former VSO deputy Douglas Meyer, 37, with organized scheme to defraud.

Meyer thought he could get away with a check kiting scheme where he wrote himself bad checks from one credit union to another, accessing funds by exploiting the time it takes for checks to clear.

He even showed up at one of his credit unions in uniform to ask for the hold on his deposited checks to be released.

Meyer worked for us from 2020 to 2024, and again this year until he resigned in August. His credit union reported the fraud to us in September. We started an investigation that led to his felony charge, and he turned himself in last night.

My goal is to make sure he's held accountable and never works in law enforcement again.