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Post by WaTcHeR on Jun 22, 2006 13:11:38 GMT -5
06.22.2006 - A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer has a July court date for boating under the influence on Lake Norman. Officer John Fowler had a .09 blood alcohol content after officers stopped the pontoon boat he was driving about 11:30 p.m. Friday, Wildlife Enforcement Officer W.A. Carlisle said. It is illegal to drive a boat or car with a .08 BAC or higher. "It was just a routine safety inspection check that we stopped a boat for," Carlisle said. "We noticed a strong odor of alcohol." There were six other people in the boat, Carlisle said, and all of them had been drinking. Carlisle said he learned "about halfway through" that Fowler was a police officer. Fowler has not been suspended or placed on administrative duty, but could be if he loses his license, CMPD spokesman Keith Bridges said. "A lot of it depends on what happens in the court case," he said. www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/14849356.htm
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Post by WaTcHeR on Sept 12, 2006 16:48:01 GMT -5
Indicted cop still drawing $5,015 a month in pay. He’s been on paid leave for 20 months09.12.2006 - ALBANY — A trial date for an Albany police officer on paid administrative leave since his arrest in December 2004 is nowhere in sight now that a ruling on evidence has been appealed. Officer John Fowler, who was indicted on sex-abuse charges involving an underage girl, will continue to draw his $5,015 monthly salary until the case is settled. As of the end of August, the city had paid the officer about $88,000 in wages since his arrest for doing no police work at home or at the police station. “Paid administrative leave is common in the public sector, where an employer cannot diminish anyone’s rights without due process,” said David Shaw, the director of the city’s human resources department. Paid leave under such circumstances is provided for in the city’s contract with the police union. Fowler, who was a 15-year veteran of the police force when he was arrested by Corvallis police at his Albany home, has not yet been tried because of numerous court delays and legal moves. Linn County Circuit Court records indicate that since Fowler’s arrest, he has appeared in court at least five times and had five court dates postponed. There also were one attorney-judge settlement conference, at least one hearing by telephone conference call, and three trial dates that were canceled. In the latest court proceeding, Debra Vogt of the Lane County District Attorney’s Office, who is prosecuting the case, appealed Judge Rick McCormick’s decision to grant a defense motion by Shaun McCrae of Eugene to allow testimony concerning the victim’s prior sexual history when the case goes to trial. Vogt notified the Department of Justice of the judge’s decision, requesting that the department take her appeal to the Oregon Court of Appeals. The department agreed to take the case. As of now, the first dates available for oral arguments before the appeals court are in May or June 2007, according to the court’s calendaring clerk. Albany Police Chief Ed Boyd said that although Fowler is on paid administrative leave, he is required to check in periodically with the department. He goes into the office to sign his time sheets or any other paperwork required, the chief said. “Even if he wants to do something as simple as go to the grocery store, he has to call in and request time off,” Boyd said. www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2006/09/08/news/community/2loc08indictedcop.txt
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