Press release: Former Bedford Police Officer Arrested

The following press release was sent to the Bloomingtonian Saturday: 

“INDIANA STATE POLICE
JASPER DISTRICT
2209 Newton Street 
Jasper, IN 47546

Indiana State Police: www.in.gov/isp

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ISPJasper/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ispjasper?lang=en

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
David Henderson, Sergeant

Public Information Officer

Cell: 812-631-1363

March 4, 2022

Former Bedford Police Officer Arrested

Lawrence  County- Indiana State Police Jasper Detective, Sergeant Brock Werne  filed for and received an arrest warrant for Morgan Lee, 45, of Bedford,  following an investigation into Battery that allegedly occurred on  January 8, 2021, in Lawrence County.

The  investigation started when Bedford Chief of Police, Terry Moore,  contacted the Indiana State Police after receiving a complaint from a  citizen that Lee had battered them. Upon the conclusion of the  investigation by Detective Sergeant Brock Werne, all findings were  turned over to a Special Prosecutor for review. As a result, Senior  Prosecuting Attorney, Chris Gaal, filed the following charges in  Lawrence County Court:

Official Misconduct, Level 6 Felony
Strangulation, Level 6 Felony
Battery, Class B Misdemeanor

On March 4, 2022 Lee turned himself in to the Lawrence C0unty Jail.

Indiana  State Police remind that all charges are merely allegations, and all  criminal defendants should be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a  court of law.”

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