Investigation into officer accused of lying says suspect changed story, officer suffered PTSD
No charges to be filed against officers
Adam Walser
and last updated 2021-04-07 11:46:49-04
LAKE WALES, Fla. â Two Lake Wales Police officers accused of brutality in connection with a traffic stop caught on camera wonât face criminal charges amid new details disclosed in a 163-page report that was recently completed by investigators from the Polk County Sheriffâs Office.
It involves new details regarding what started as a routine traffic stop, including evidence that both a police officer and suspect changed their stories and an officerâs perception being affected by PTSD from a previous incident. The report also says allegations a second officer used a racial slur and hit the suspect were unfounded.
Home surveillance camera shows officer lied on report when charging man with major crimes
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YOUNGSTOWN Chris Cordero, whose East Boston Avenue home on the South Side was the scene of frequent parties and gunfire last year, police records show, is now facing four felony charges and a five misdemeanors following a Monday night chase and crash.
Cordero, 34, and three passengers in his car were taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Monday night and were admitted to the hospital with various injuries.
Police said they observed Cordero’s vehicle swerving among the lanes of South Avenue about 11:47 p.m., then followed him with lights and siren until police called off the chase for safety reasons. Another officer then saw smoke rising from a crash on East Commerce Street downtown and found Cordero and three other occupants of the car injured near the badly damaged car. Police reported recovering a gun and drugs at the scene.
YOUNGSTOWN –The East Boston Avenue home of Chris Cordero, 33, was the focus of persistent gunfire and other incidents last May.
Now Cordero is awaiting a decision from a Mahoning County grand jury on whether he will be indicted on drug and weapons charges from last August.
Neighbors said last May that they feared for their lives because of how frequently gunfire was taking place at or near Cordero’s home. Police were called there 37 times in 29 days last spring, police records showed.
Cordero, who is a rapper, said that he was having a lot of parties, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, and that gunfire was taking place frequently, saying he believed it was because of jealousy.