LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A judge entered a not guilty plea Friday on behalf of a Shively Police officer accused of misusing Flock cameras to track the mother of his child.
Officer Asad Zahir did not appear in court for his arraignment hearing, but his attorney was present when Judge Katie King entered the plea.
Shively Police Chief Col. Andre Bottoms said Wednesday that Zahir, who joined the department in 2022, conducted 2,048 searches involving two vehicles connected to the woman. Police said she is not associated with any active criminal investigation.
The investigation began Monday after Shively Police enabled a new AI-powered auditing tool from Flock that immediately flagged roughly 1,200 searches involving one license plate and more than 800 involving another.
Officers are required to provide a legitimate law enforcement reason when accessing Flock data. Bottoms said Zahir listed a drug or narcotics investigation as the reason for the searches, despite there being no criminal case involving the woman.
Zahir was arrested Tuesday night at the Shively Police Department  and is facing several charges, including official misconduct. He has been suspended without pay and has no police powers, badge or department-issued firearm while the criminal and internal investigations continue.
He is due back in court for a pretrial conference in October.
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