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submitted 3 months ago by girlfreddy@lemmy.ca to c/news@lemmy.world

Washburn Police Sgt. Chandler Cole resigned after being charged with aggravated forgery, tampering with public records or information, falsifying physical evidence, and unsworn falsification, according to court records. He was arrested on March 29.

Cole said he had no comment when reached by The Associated Press.

The charges, first reported by WAGM-TV, stem from the case of a missing person who appeared to be distressed when seen walking along a road on Jan. 30.

Cole reported that he had picked up Erik Foote and dropped him off at a convenience store, but he told Foote’s parents he took him to the hospital.

An investigation concluded Cole altered his report to reflect a hospital drop-off. But there is no hospital record to support the claim.

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[-] Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world 52 points 3 months ago

Cops really do lie about everything.

[-] snooggums@midwest.social 44 points 3 months ago
[-] Granite@kbin.social 22 points 3 months ago

And we’re all thinking Erik is murdered…

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 14 points 3 months ago

That dude looks so fucking guilty

[-] some_guy 5 points 3 months ago

What did he have to gain? Did he even give the guy a ride? Hope he turns up safe.

this post was submitted on 14 Apr 2024
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