Officer charged with DUI after
crash is suspended
WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A Williamson police officer charged
with DUI after crashing his cruiser in Kentucky has been suspended without pay.
Kentucky State Police arrested 27-year-old Jefferson Taylor III of McCarr, Ky.,
early Tuesday morning in Hardy.
Taylor, who was off duty at the time of the crash, is
charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and leaving the
scene of an accident. Troopers found him at his parents' house after the crash.
Williamson Police Chief Dave Rockel tells WSAZ.com that Taylor has been with the department nearly two years, and the charges come
as shock.
Williamson,
Washington: A police officer has been suspended without pay after troopers say
he was under the influence when he crashed his cruiser. He is charged with
operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene
of an accident. ow.ly/kBXqC
Update:
Schaumburg, Illinois (First reported 01-18-13): A civil lawsuit filed against
two of the three now-former narcotics officers accused of stealing and selling
illegal drugs is moving to federal court. They are being sued by a man who says
he was arrested and sentenced to prison after the officers planted drugs and
other paraphernalia on his person during an illegal search. ow.ly/kC7SA