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Post by LadyBlue on Jun 24, 2007 17:29:59 GMT -5
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Post by LadyBlue on Jun 24, 2007 17:36:43 GMT -5
JAFFREY, N.H. -- A former Jaffrey police officer was indicted this week on a charge of witness tampering. Aaron DeBoisbriand, 23, was originally charged with reckless conduct, accused of driving more than 90 mph while on duty. The new indictment alleges that DeBoisbriand asked a witness in that incident -- another Jaffrey police officer -- to withhold testimony. DeBoisbriand had been with the Jaffrey Police Department for a little more than a year when he was charged with reckless conduct. "While operating a police cruiser in Jaffrey, he drove at a high rate of speed without any justification for that," Chief Martin Dunn said. Another officer turned DeBoisbriand in, saying that he was speeding in a 50 mph zone. "Often times, there are accusations or beliefs by people that the police cover things up, and I think it's important to note, no third party reported this," Dunn said. "This is a corrective action taken within the Jaffrey Police Department." After being charged in Jaffrey-Peterborough District Court, DeBoisbriand was fired. But Assistant Attorney General Charles Keefe said that DeBoisbriand then made contact with an officer, asking him not to testify. "The law does make it illegal -- a felony -- to improperly influence the proceedings that transpire in a courtroom," Keefe said. "Whenever I hear a story like that, whether it happens at a department I'm affiliated with or anywhere, it's disheartening," Dunn said. DeBoisbriand is scheduled to appear in court on the witness tampering charge next week. The reckless conduct charge has not yet been resolved. 209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:_RB-EYpi3T4J:www.wmur.com/news/8232326/detail.html+Police+officer+Martin+Dunn&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us |
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