ACLU CALLS FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL INVESTIGATION INTO
OMAHA EVIDENCE PLANTING SCANDALS
For immediate release 8-9-10
Contact: Amy Miller (402) 476-8091
ACLU Nebraska today sent a formal request to Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning, calling for an investigation into the evidence planting scandals in Omaha.
“It has been several months now since the news broke of law enforcement officers engaging in the planting of evidence,” said ACLU Nebraska Legal Director Amy Miller. “Residents in Omaha and Douglas County have a right to know what steps have been taken to investigate how far the wrongdoing reaches. More importantly, how does any Omaha resident know whether other files handled by the alleged evidence planters are clean or not?”
The incidents of evidence planting that concerned the ACLU:
- On May 18th, 2010, the Omaha World Herald reported that two Omaha police officers were placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into allegations that they were involved in evidence tampering.
- On June 2nd, 2010, the Omaha World Herald reported that David Kofoed, former Omaha police officer and former Douglas County CIS Chief was convicted and sentenced to prison for evidence tampering.
ACLU Nebraska Community Organizer Tristan Bonn commented, “ACLU Nebraska has already been working with Omaha residents with concerns about police conduct, including excessive force and racial profiling. We now have an even more serious problem if law enforcement is planting evidence to convict innocent people. It is time for the state Attorney General to step in and conduct an independent investigation.”
“The request is made to Jon Bruning at the highest ranking law enforcement official in the state,” added Bonn. “We believe the public’s confidence in the justice system won’t be restored with a purely internal investigation by OPD or the Douglas County Sheriff. We need the outside, neutral help of the Attorney General in this matter.”
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