Officers Indicted in Rampart-Like Scandal
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From Times Wire Reports
A grand jury in Louisville indicted two police detectives on hundreds of charges of misconduct, including allegations they tampered with drug evidence and forged judges’ signatures on warrants.
The cases, reminiscent of Los Angeles’ Rampart scandal, could result in the dismissal of charges and verdicts being overturned. The two Jefferson County narcotics detectives, Mark Watson and Christie D. Richardson, were arrested Thursday, an official said.
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