Sacramento, CA…California Highway Patrol (CHP) Commissioner Joe Farrow and Doug Villars, president of the California Association of Highway Patrolmen, today made the following remarks following the announcement by the Stanislaus County Sheriff\u2019s Department that one former and two current CHP employees were arrested in connection with the 2012 murder of Turlock resident Korey Kaufmann:<\/p>\n
\u201cI am deeply saddened by today\u2019s announcement. The allegations themselves are extremely disturbing to a professional law enforcement organization and are a deep blow to the soul of the law enforcement profession itself,\u201d Commissioner Farrow said. \u201cThe entire Department and I are appalled at the mere thought that one former and two current employees played any role in this incident. What our Department has learned of the allegations regarding their involvement has truly hurt the men and women of this organization.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe very much appreciate the efforts of all of those who have worked tirelessly to investigate this case,\u201d Farrow said. \u201cI have questions, and I know the public and the media will have questions as well. While our desire is to be as forthcoming and transparent as possible, we also do not want to say or do anything to jeopardize justice for Korey\u2019s family, to whom I offer my deepest and most sincere condolences.\u201d<\/p>\n
Villars also expressed his condolences to the family and said, \u201cThese charges are devastating and are not reflective of the values of the hard-working men and women we represent in the highway patrol.\u201d<\/p>\n
As soon as the CHP was made aware of the investigation and its employees\u2019 potential involvement, the CHP took immediate action. Walter Wells, III, is no longer employed by the CHP. Officers Scott McFarlane and Eduardo Quintanar are on administrative leave and have had their peace officer powers revoked pending the results of the department\u2019s internal investigation.<\/p>\n
The CHP will continue to fully cooperate with the Stanislaus County Sheriff\u2019s Department on this investigation and the Stanislaus County District Attorney\u2019s Office as it prosecutes this case.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I can assure you is this: the CHP has a long history as a professional and respected law enforcement organization. Every day, our 11,000 employees strive to be the Department the public expects and deserves,\u201d Farrow continued. \u201cEach and every one of them \u2013 those who wear the uniform and those who do not – have my full support as they go about their daily duty to keep California safe.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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