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Richmond officer Stephen Parker and former Berea Police Lt. Billy Beavers were indicted by a Madison County grand jury last week on charges of fourth-degree assault and official misconduct.
The indictments allege that on July 4, the officers committed the assault by "intentionally causing physical injury" to James Hunt, 40, of Lexington.
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Plymouth Evening Herald - Plym
12 January 2008
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NO POLICE MISCONDUCT IN JULIE
Devon and Cornwall police have been cleared of serious misconduct by independent investigators over their handling of the Julie Crocker murder case.
Following a failed appeal by Julie's killer, Michael Woodman, which centred around allegations of non-disclosure of material, the Independent Police Complaints Commission launched its own investigation.
It centred on evidence given by Sylvia Bellamy, whose son lived next door to Woodman and Julie in Chard Barton, Honicknowle.
She said she had 'thought' she'd seen Julie on two occasions in August 2005 - long after the defence and the prosecution agreed she had died.
This evidence, recorded in an detective's pocket notebook, was not disclosed at the trial, but other evidence from Mrs Bellamy did go before the jury.
Woodman's appeal failed last month after the judges found Mrs Bellamy's undisclosed account did not ruin her credibility and reliability as a witness in respect of other matters.
The seven-month-long IPCC investigation led to seven officers receiving "words of advice" for procedural errors made during the murder probe.
IPCC Commissioner Ian Bynoe said: "Julie's murder has been a traumatic and terrible event for her family.
"The possibility that an error by the police could have led to a successful appeal by her murderer has added to their distress.
"Towards the end of Woodman's original trial a Devon and Cornwall officer reported to a superior officer that there might be disclosure issues about an alleged sighting of Julie Crocker by a witness," he said.
"The force very properly referred this issue to the IPCC, and I decided to independently investigate the matter.
"During the course of the IPCC investigation our investigators re-interviewed this witness, who confirmed that since the date of Julie's murder the witness had again seen the person she believed to be Ms Crocker.
"Our investigation cleared officers of any wrongdoing, but has highlighted procedural issues of good practice and policy in major investigations and has made appropriate recommendations to the force," Mr Bynoe said.
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