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Monday, March 26, 1990 / University Daily Kansan
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A KU police officer will return to law enforcement duties in April because a drug possession charge against him was dropped last week, the director of KU police said.
On Mar. 2, the Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that statements by James Michael Hough, KU police officer, and two Osage County law enforcement officials were admissible in a potential trial. The men were charged in February 1989 with possession of marijuana.
But Cheryl Stewart, Osage County attorney, said that legal problems resulting from the appeals decision and the potential cost of individual
Schecher is a Kansas state park ranger and Smith is a Lyndon police officer.
The men were arrested Feb. 8, 1989, as a result of allegations that they had smoked marijuana at an October 1987 party. Hough was an amateur socialist at the time of the party. He joined the KU police force in April 1988.
A misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail and a $2,500 fine.
The appeals decision, however,
affirmed that Jeffrey W. Crocker and
David C. Linton, Osage County
deputy sheriffs accused of possession
of a crime, same party, were
coerced. As a result, their statements
are not admissible.
Stewart said that separate trials would have been necessary and that the process would have been expensive,
Stewart said the split-decision made it difficult to present cases against Hough, Schecher and Smith. He also said that he would have helped the county's case.
Charges against KU officer dropped
Possession of marijuana is a Class
officials
By Eric Gorski Kansan staff writer
James Denney, director of KU police, said that Hough would return to law enforcement duties by early April. He had been reassigned after the shooting and was a police station receptionist and patrol car maintenance worker.
Police report
The Mar. 2 decision reversed part of an April 1989 decision by Osage District Court Judge James Smith that stated that Hough, Jerald Schecher and Ryan D. Smith were coerced into making their statements to Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Hough said, "I'm really glad it's all over with and I'm glad to be back to
"I did not feel that a Class A misdemeaned was worth spending thousands of taxpayers' dollars," she said.
trials persuaded her to drop the charges.
Camera equipment valued at $532 was taken Saturday from a home in the 1300 block of East 25th Street Terrace, Lawrence police reported.
A 24-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Saturday on aggravated assault charges in the 100 block of Indian Avenue, Lawrence police reported. He is being held without bond.
A car window was broken Friday or Saturday, and tapes valued
A 1987 maroon Ford Mustang GT valued at $6,000 was taken Friday morning from a car lot in the 2800 Dodge Street, Lawrence police reported.
Items valued together at $116 were taken Friday morning from a student's car in the 1500 block of Lynch
Court, Lawrence police reported.
Items valued together at $48 were taken Friday morning from a student's unattended coat in the 900 block of Mississippi Street, Lawrence police reported.
A license plate valued at $7.50 was taken between March 15 and Friday from a student's car in the 2700 block of Oregon Street, Lawrence police reported.
taken Friday from a student's car in the 1700 block of West 19th Street, Lawrence police reported. Property damage totaled $200.
together at $96 were taken in the 200 block of Elm Street, Lawrence police reported. Damage totaled $100.
Tools valued together at $1,138 were taken Friday from a home in the 700 block of Connecticut Street, Lawrence police reported.
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A radio camera valued at $900 was taken Friday from a student's home in the 200 block of Michigan Street, Lawrence police reported
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