JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office correctional officer charged with child abuse of a non-sexual nature pleaded guilty to the third-degree felony on Nov. 30, according to court records.

Darrick Scott, who resigned when he was arrested in April, was placed on 18 months of probation and ordered to take anger management and parenting classes.

According to Sheriff T.K. Waters, the JSO Integrity Unit began investigating Scott when the agency was notified of potential criminal allegations after a child reported an injury at school.

Scott had been employed with JSO for four-and-a-half years.