Utah Officer Pleads Guilty to Exploiting Probationer | Salt Lake City News

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 5, 2026 · 1m

A Utah probation officer lost his job and his peace officer license after pleading guilty to soliciting sexually explicit conduct from a female probationer he supervised. Text messages and explicit media sent by the probationer exposed Stickney’s inappropriate behavior, which he initially claimed was part of a fugitive recovery effort. Facing charges, he entered a plea in abeyance with strict conditions — including no contact with the probationer, mental health evaluations, and no future legal issues — while permanently forfeiting his certification. His termination came on the same day he…