Dragnet: The Big Fake - a Race Against Time

Detectives Joe Friday and Ben Romero of the LAPD’s Personnel Division caught an assignment unlike most — a complaint filed against one of their own. Rookie officer Russell Clark, just two and a half months on the job and with a pregnant wife at home, stood accused of robbery and assault by a man he thought he had helped.

Clark’s story was straightforward: he found a drunk — Gerald Stacey — sprawled at the foot of a stairway with a broken arm. A doctor on scene confirmed Stacey had fallen. Clark drove him to emergency, bought him a sandwich, and delivered him home. The next morning, Stacey walked into a police station and accused Clark of dragging him behind the auditorium, beating him, and stealing $128. Clark was booked, stripped of his badge and gun, and locked in a county jail cell. The newspapers ran with it.

Episode Quotes

“You really think I rolled that character? Come on, tell me the truth.” - Officer Russell Clark

“We might believe you, Clark, and that doesn’t make any difference if this man files a charge against you. It’s gotta be settled in court.” - Sergeant Friday

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For the next 30 minutes, transcribed in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, you will travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case from official police files. From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action.

SPEAKER_05 2:29

It was Wednesday, April 9th. It was foggy in Los Angeles. We were working a day watch out of personnel. Our partner's Ben Romero, the boss's Deputy Chief Holman, Commander BIA. My name's Friday. We're on the way over from the City Hall, and it was 5 25 p.m. when we got the Central Division. The assembly room.

SPEAKER_02 2:49

How's your wife?

unknown 2:50

Why?

SPEAKER_05 2:50

See him, Joe? Yeah. It looks like him over there. I'll let you know on a side. You Ruppel Plark? Yeah, that's right. Friday and Romero personnel. Lieutenant Drummond over at BIA'd like to talk to you. All right. When do you want to see him? Okay. We're looking at the cap. Okay, let's go. What do they want to say about, young? Drummond will tell you. Okay. How long have you been on a job, Claud? About two and a half months. How do you like it? Oh, I like it fine. Wife doesn't think much of it. She wanted me to stay at my old job. What was that? Selling insurance. Like standing home now. Doesn't like to be alone, especially now. Yeah. She's expecting a couple of months. You don't have to get there. Miss Crossing. Hey, I uh put in a request for day work. Do you think that's why first now wants to see me? I don't know. I don't think so. Or I'd be like to get that day watch. Yeah. Is that the way you fellas started? I did, yeah. You started to safety, didn't you, Ben? Yeah, huh? Had nine months, Ellie. Go ahead, Clark. Thanks. I'd be on the job at six. Ain't this gonna take right now? I don't know. Hi, Pratt. I'm right in, look for this wedding. Yes, now I'll call me. Lieutenant? Yeah. Come in. This is Officer Clark, Lieutenant Drummond. How do you do, sir? All right, Clark. Sit down. Thanks. Bro. Couple of questions for you. Yes, sir. You were on special duty at the Olympic Auditorium last night, there, right? Yes, sir, for the fight. Anything unusual happened out there last night? Well, it wasn't very important, Lieutenant. After the fights, a drunk fell down the stairs on the way out of the auditorium, broke his arm. I took him to Georgia Street and they took care of the arm and I drove him home. He was pretty drunk. Why didn't you book the man? I didn't think it was necessary. How long have you been with the department, Clark? Two and a half months, sir. Didn't you know he should have been booked for violation of 4127 A L A M C? Well, a man was in pretty bad shape, Lieutenant. Broke an armor. I guess I didn't think the law was that strict. Well, it's there for a purpose. You decided to forget it, now you're in a mess, right up to your neck. I don't understand. You remember the name of that drunk you took care of last night? Yes, sir. Name was Stacy. Lives out in West L.A. What's the matter, Lieutenant? That drunk Mr. Stacy wants to file a complaint against you. What for? He claims you took him back to the auditorium, beat him up, broke his arm, and robbed him of$128. Crazy lying. I didn't do that. Got his word against yours, Clark. Facts seemed to favor him. But I can prove it. Well, there there was at least a couple of dozen people around. There was a doctor, he can tell you. Maybe you better take it from the beginning, Clark. Exactly how did it happen? Well, it was right after the fights. I was on duty in the lobby and I saw a bunch of people crowding around the foot of the stairs. Yeah. I went over to see what the trouble was, and they were looking at this man lying on the pavement. Well, Stacy, a doctor, was examining him. This doctor, did he identify himself? Yeah. I asked for his identification. He showed it to me. Gave me a card. His doctor, all right. Yeah, go ahead. Well, he told me that he had seen Stacy fall down the stairs coming out of the auditorium. Said that Stacy had broken his left arm. What did you do then? Well, the doc said it'd be okay to move him, so I helped him into my car and took him down to Georgia Street. You're so drunk you can hardly stand up. Lieutenants, Georgia Street, took care of his arm. Oh, they can tell you all about the. Maybe, but they can't help you out as witnesses. You could have beaten up Stacy, robbed him, then take him into Georgia Street. But I didn't, Lieutenant. I tell you, this Stacy's lying. What did you do when you left Georgia Street? Well, I drove into Central and told him what happened. I told the watch commander I was gonna drive the Stacy home and he warned me about it. Guess I should have known better, but. Well, I I swear you this Stacy's lying. You should have known better. Where did you go after you left Central? I drove him home. On the way, he said he was hungry, so I stopped. I bought him a sandwich and some black coffee. Kept telling me what I nagged his wife for, said he was afraid to go home. Go on. Well, when I got him to his place, his wife started chewing me out. I just said goodnight and left. That's it, huh? That's it. So help me, that's exactly what happened. And how about the doctor at the auditorium, the one who saw Stacy Fall? Did you get his name and address? Well. No, no, Lieutenant, I didn't. I didn't think it was necessary. How about the crowd that were standing around? Did you spot anybody you know? No. No, no, I didn't. They're just a bunch of people coming out of the fights. Then you haven't had anyone to corroborate your story. But all those people saw it. There must have been a couple of dozen of you. What are their names? I don't know. All I know is I didn't beat him up and I didn't take his money. I tell you, the Stacy's lying. You could be lying. We got no proof either way. I'm not lying, Lieutenant. I didn't do it. We might believe you, Clark. That doesn't make any difference. If this man files a 211 against you, it's got to be settled in court. But I didn't do it. I tell you, I swear I didn't. Just a minute. Mike? Send him mister Mrs. Stacy, will you? You can hear the story the way we get it from Stacy and his wife. I'd like to hear it. I don't know why he's doing this to me. I helped him all I could. Look, Jim, he buried it. That's the one. Yeah. That's him, Chief. Now, wait a minute, Mr. Stacy. What's this all about? Hold it, Clark. Mr. Stacy, would you repeat the same story you told us this morning, Fleift? You know what I told you, Chief. You had the stenographer take it all down. It's the same thing. Like to have you repeat it in front of Officer Clark here. He's entitled to know what you're charging him with.

SPEAKER_10 8:27

Man like that's entitled to nothing. You what have you shouldn't do yourself?

SPEAKER_05 8:31

Look, Lady, your husband's lying.

SPEAKER_10 8:32

Don't call my husband a liar. You're not a full eachman, you're a hoodlum.

SPEAKER_05 8:35

All right, wait a minute.

SPEAKER_10 8:36

I don't know what this city's coming to, cuffed, going around beating up private fiddlers. Who do we trust if we can't trust a policeman? Just a minute, please. Of course, no, Captain. You should have seen my husband when that officer brought him home last night. Arm all bandaged, his face all cut up. He was hurt for bad he could hardly stand up.

SPEAKER_05 8:50

He was too drunk to stand up, Lady. Don't you get fresh one, meaning? All right, that's enough. This cop got hold of me as I was coming out of the fights. Took me in the back of the auditorium. Told me if I didn't hand over my wallet, he'd book me on a drunk charge. Were you drunk, Stacy? I was not. Had a couple of beers. That's all. When I wouldn't give him my money, he beat me up, broke my arm, and took my wallet.

SPEAKER_10 9:10

How did a men like you ever get on the police force?

SPEAKER_05 9:13

He figured he'd cover up, so he took me and had me fixed at the emergency hospital. Then he drove me home. Threatened me all the way. He said, You tell anybody about this and I'll get you. That's just what he said. I don't get it, Stacy. You know that story's a pack of lies. Why are you doing this to me? It's the truth. And I'm gonna press charges and get my money back.$128.

SPEAKER_10 9:32

What have you done with it?

SPEAKER_05 9:33

We can take care of the questioning, Mrs. Stacy.

SPEAKER_10 9:34

Don't see you doing it. Make him tell where's our money?

SPEAKER_05 9:37

Myland got it.

SPEAKER_10 9:38

Don't talk that to me.

SPEAKER_05 9:39

Mr. Stacy, you and your wife want to file a crime report at this time. We want to press charges. Romero? Yeah? Take Mr. and Mrs. Stacy down to Record Bureau and make our report to 211 and south. Right.

SPEAKER_10 9:53

Now listen. We're gonna get action if we have to take this to the district attorney. We're not afraid of the publicity. We'll go to the newspaper if we don't get action.

SPEAKER_05 10:01

Yes, ma'am. What's it, Clark? They're lying. I can't prove it, but they're lying. You can see the position it puts us in. If you're innocent, we'll do all we can. If you're guilty, we'll see you get everything that's coming to you. But they're lying. You know that. It's not up to us. The court's gonna have to decide. That's it. That's it. There's no other way, Clyde. We got 4,500 men in the department. We don't claim they're all saints. Once in a while, a bad cop comes along and pulls the caper, and all of us get a black eye. This book of rules is the only protection we got against that. By failing to enforce the law, you violated your duty as a police officer. After yourself in a real mess, Clark. Like anybody else, you get a fair trial. Let me drop on the force. Those people have filed a crime report. Draw a suspension pending the outcome of the case. After that, if you're cleared, there'll be a hearing before the Board of Rights. Right for right now? You'll be booked for robbery and assault and held in town of jail. Case will be presented to the district attorney tomorrow.

unknown 11:08

Okay.

SPEAKER_05 11:09

I'll have to have your badge. On the desk. Your gun? ID card. On the desk.

SPEAKER_02 11:27

Here.

SPEAKER_05 11:29

All right, Joe, that's it.

unknown 11:31

Okay.

SPEAKER_05 11:32

Take him. 6 p.m. Ben returned to the office, and together we took rookie police officer Russell Clark across the street to the Hall of Justice. At the county jail booking desk on the 12th floor, he was booked on suspicion of 211 VC, an assault with intent to do great bodily harm. He was lodged in the cell block. Investigating charges against a police officer involves exactly the same procedure as cases where private citizens are concerned. Prove the suspect innocent or guilty. That's the job. If Clark was innocent, it looked like there was only one way of proving. That was somehow to find the unnamed doctor who was supposed to have seen Stacy fall down the auditorium stairs and then examined him afterward. If Clark was guilty, we had to find proof that his story about Stacy falling down the stairs was a lie. Besides that, we had to find evidence that he beat up Stacy at the rear of the auditorium that night and that he robbed him of$128. Thursday, April 10th. Ben and I checked in for work at 7 45 a.m. and found a message from the jailer on the phone board. Pipe wanted to see us right away. We met with him in the county jail, interview room. How are you doing? Not too bad. Don't let it sour you, huh? Sergeant, you really think I rolled that character? Come on, tell him the truth. We checked you out. Good family. You got a fine army record. No, we don't pick you, did it? I just can't understand why you picked me out. I tried to help him all I could. Then he walks in the next day with a friend story like that. You done any idea why Cece would pull something like this on you? I don't know. I'm worried, Sergeant. Believe me, I can't afford to sit here missing my pay. We we live pretty close to the budget with a baby coming. I'm worried about the wife. I just don't know what to do. You sure you told us everything about this that you remember? Well, that's the one reason I wanted to see you. I didn't sleep much last night. I kept trying to remember the name of that doctor. Yeah? Well, I remember once he did mention his name, and then when I asked for his identification, he showed me one of his cards. Any idea what his name was? Well, I'm not sure, but as I remembered, it was some kind of a Swedish or Norwegian name, something like Johnson Toleson. You know, something with a son on the end of it. It's on that card. That doesn't air down too much. Where is it going? Well, I think I put his card in one of the pockets of my other uniform shirt. That's why I called it. I wonder if you could check that for me. It's at home. Sure. Where do you live? Out on Norwich Road, 411. It's right near the Coliseum. 411. Yeah. All right, what's check it out for? Just ask the wife, will you? Card should be in one of the pockets. Yeah, if you put it there. Ben and I left the interview room at the county jail and drove out to the home of Officer Clark on Norwich Road. We introduced ourselves to his wife and told her what we were after. Her eyes were red and looked like she'd been crying. She asked about her husband. We told her he was all right.

SPEAKER_08 14:35

They're making a terrible mistake, Sergeant. Russ never did anything crooked in his life. He didn't do it. I know he didn't.

SPEAKER_05 14:40

We'll do everything we can to straighten it out, Mrs. Glar. The court will have the final say.

SPEAKER_09 14:44

I knew Russ shouldn't have left his insurance job. I just knew it. I was trouble.

SPEAKER_05 14:48

How about that shirt that your husband told us about, the one he wore that night at the auditorium?

SPEAKER_09 14:52

Oh, yes, his other uniform shirt.

SPEAKER_05 14:54

Can we see it, please?

SPEAKER_09 14:55

Yes, certainly. It's right this way back to Dunham. What's so important about the shirt, Sergeant?

SPEAKER_05 15:01

Your husband told us there might be a card in one of the pockets. Might help clear up things.

SPEAKER_01 15:05

Well, it should be hanging up here in the carpet. I always like to keep Roxy's shirts on Hammer, but he keeps a much nicer looking.

SPEAKER_05 15:19

What's the matter?

SPEAKER_09 15:21

This morning I fin it to the cleaners.

SPEAKER_05 15:29

Clark's wife, Ben, and I drove down to a dry cleaning shop a few blocks away where Mrs. Clark had left the shirt. The powder girl there told us that the truck had already been by that morning and picked up the day's cleaning. It was a store rule to check all garments for contents. She had found nothing. We got the address of the main plant, the Great Northern Dry Cleaners, a place down on Factory Street. 10:15 a.m. We checked in at the main plant and explained to the manager what we were after. We gave him the tag number of her cleaning. Mrs. Clark gave him the description of the shirt. We waited in the manager's office while he made a search for the dark blue wool glacier. How about this one, lady? It's the only blue wool shirt picked up at your fears this morning.

SPEAKER_09 16:08

Yes, that's Russ's shirt. That pocket flap there amended it.

SPEAKER_05 16:11

I'll check the pockets for you. I had to pull it out of the tank, so what? Maybe in this pocket. Try the other one. Yeah? Look for yourself. Nothing.

SPEAKER_02 16:27

I do think.

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Thursday, April 10th. Shortly after noon, the daily newspapers were on the streets, and the head on one of the top front page stories read Rookie Cops, Slugs, Rob Citizen. Ben and I went back to the county jail and told Clark that we'd failed to find the card. He could give us no other lead that might help in clearing the case. During the next two days that followed, Ben and I ran down every possible lead, no matter how remote it was. Made a thorough check on Mr. and Mrs. Stacy. We double-checked back on Clark's record. For one full day, we did nothing but phone doctors in and around the city of Los Angeles. From a list of hundreds, we came across three doctors who had been present at the fights in Olympic Auditorium on the night Stacy claimed he was beaten up and robbed by Officer Clark. None of the three had seen a man tumble down a stairway leading from the balcony to the lobby. None of them had seen any accident or had been called on to help anyone professionally. Monday, April 14th, we met with Lieutenant Ralph Drummond. No go, huh? That's good as Ralph. We can't figure it. It's almost a fact Stacy's nine. Clark, what about him? Well, there's still nothing to show that he didn't do it. He had the opportunity. Maybe he had a motive. He needs money, you know. Who doesn't? How much you get on Stacy? He and his wife run a second-hand furniture store in South Flower. It's a small business. Stacy's quite a gamber. He bets on the fights. Yeah? We checked around with some of the gang down at the auditorium. Stacy's well known down there. He laid some pretty heavy bets the night he claims Clark rolled him. How much? You got the dope there, Ben. How's it figure out? Well, he lost over$75 in small amounts. Added that to the fact that he was doing some partying. That might account for the 128th dismission. Stacy blew the role, was afraid to tell his wife they cooked up the story against Clark. Yeah, sure. Maybe that could have been the way it happened. What do you got on the other side? Not much, Ralph. Couldn't dig up anything against Clark. I don't know. He doesn't seem like the type to pull something like that. Maybe not. You still can't prove he didn't do it. How about the papers? You've been plugging for witnesses? Yeah. Here's the ad. Had it running in personals for four days now. Thank you. Oh, still there for a stairway and auditorium. Hey, good. Please call Michigan 521175. No, he's also. No. All the possible doctors in town have been checked out, too. How about the local medical magazines? Nothing had in there, Ralph. Nothing's had. Well, for one thing, it's sure. Something's gotta happen. This paper's a scorching the kid in the department along with him. Victor, without a trial, makes good reading in the tabloids. There's one thing I can't understand. If Clark's leveling and there was a doctor at the fight, it might have looked Stacy, then where's the doctor? We've had this thing noised all around town. Well, give it a little more time. He might turn up. I kind of like the Stacy angle. What do you mean? Well, suppose we get him in here. Think we could break them down into question? Oh, no, I doubt there. We can't even get close to him. That wife of his and that lawyer, they're with him all the time. He's afraid to talk to us. Maybe if we pass the word to his wife you've been gambling, how far can we go on that? Well, she might believe us, she might not. You've seen what she's like. Yeah. I got an idea he sold her on a story. She's tagging along to get the$128 back. Gives me an idea, dear. One thing we might have missed. Yeah, what's that? We found out that Stacy did a little partying before we went to the fights at the auditorium that night, didn't we? Yeah, go ahead. We checked out a couple of the bars he was drinking at, but we figure he must have parted away at least 50 out of that$128. Mm-hmm. He didn't spend that much at the bar. Oh, well, sure. He probably hit a few other places, too. That's what I mean. There's still a lot of money to drink up alone. You figure a woman? Maybe. You got any reason to think Stacy plays around? Tis one. Yeah? His wife. Monday, 1 p.m. Ben and I started to canvas of bars and small night clubs in the general area around the Olympic Auditorium. We started with those. Where Stacy was a regular customer. We failed to turn up any leads. Either the bartenders refused to tell us that they had no knowledge of Stacy's running around with other women. We kept out. Another day passed. Two days. Nothing. One of the newspapers started a campaign against the brutality of police officers. On Thursday, we got a tip from a bartender at a place out in Washington Street, the Brown Cow. He told us that he thought he saw a man answering Stacy's description in his bar a few nights before with a flashy blonde in her late twenties. He said he didn't know Stacy too well, but he knew the girl, and he knew the hotel where she stayed. Her name was Sandra Gay, an acrobatic specialty dancer at the Cheat Nightclub. We checked out her hotel, but she wasn't in. We left word for her to get in touch with us, and then we picked up a hamburger and some potato salad for lunch and checked back in at the office. How are you doing, Colin? I'll look good as you two. How do you mean? Can't you smell a perfume? Mm-hmm. South of Blonde named Sandra Gay. She's waiting in the next room. Won't talk to anybody but Houston. Thanks. Blonda. Didn't waste much time, did she? Perfume. Sure strong. Your name, Sandra Gay?

SPEAKER_03 23:16

Yeah, okay. You the fellow's been looking for me?

SPEAKER_05 23:20

Stop by your hotel. We'd like to ask you a few questions.

SPEAKER_03 23:23

Sure, it's all right.

SPEAKER_05 23:24

This is my partner besides Romero. My name's Friday. Why are you going?

SPEAKER_03 23:27

Hello. Romero, huh? Done cute for a cow. What can I help you with?

SPEAKER_05 23:32

Do you know anybody by the name of Gerald Stacy, Miss Gay?

SPEAKER_03 23:35

Gerald, yeah, I hate that name.

SPEAKER_05 23:37

Do you know any man who calls himself that?

SPEAKER_03 23:39

No. I think that's a terrible name for a man, Gerald.

SPEAKER_05 23:42

The man we have in mind is pretty short, stocky bill, dark hair, and he wears steel-rimmed glasses.

SPEAKER_03 23:48

Yeah, right.

SPEAKER_05 23:49

Place out in Washington, the brown cow. Supposed to have been seen with you. Gerald Stacy.

SPEAKER_03 23:54

Oh, yeah, I think I know you mean furniture business, runs the place near the brown cow.

SPEAKER_05 23:59

Contract, you know him?

SPEAKER_03 24:01

Oh, cop, sure, I know her. We get together once in a while. He's a kick.

SPEAKER_05 24:06

Pretty big spender?

SPEAKER_03 24:07

He's got, yeah. Last time we went out, he was fine, eh? He can kick it around when he wants to. Oh, cop.

SPEAKER_05 24:14

When's the last time you were out with him, Miss Kitty?

SPEAKER_03 24:17

Maybe a week, two weeks ago. The Tuesday night, I think.

unknown 24:22

Yeah.

SPEAKER_05 24:22

Tuesday the eighth? Is that about right? Yeah, I must have been.

SPEAKER_03 24:25

Why was it all about?

SPEAKER_05 24:27

Did you spend most of the evening with him?

SPEAKER_03 24:29

No, I had to get back to the club do my act. He went on to the frights over at lunching.

SPEAKER_05 24:34

I get it. Personnel Friday. Is this Sergeant Friday? Yes, that's right. This is Dr. Samuelson talking, Sergeant. I've been out of town. I just got back this morning. I saw the ad in the paper. Yes, sir? I was at the fights that night, Sergeant. What else did you want to know? Would you mind telling us, Doctor? Did you see a man fall down one of the stairways to the lobby? Certainly. I was the one who examined him. 5 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Stacy were called to Lieutenant Brillman's office. Arrangements were made to have Officer Russell Clark brought over from his cell in county jail. At 5 15, Ben and I checked into the lieutenant's office. State he and his wife were already there. Certainly proud of our police department, Chief. No whitewashing this time. You gave that fella exactly what he had coming. Thanks. You sure you're making a mistake? I'm sure, Chief. That's the right man. You got him.

SPEAKER_10 25:26

Jerry, don't make mistakes on things like this, Inspector. How about our money, the 128? Tell you where he hid it?

SPEAKER_05 25:31

No, he hasn't. We're bringing Officer Clark in from County Jail. Figure we try to crack him. That's right. Make him tell what he did with our money. Joe, will you have Officer Clark brought in? Well, let's.

unknown 25:43

All right.

SPEAKER_05 25:46

There he is. Where's our money? What have you done with it? Just a minute, please. Stacy, are you sure Officer Clark here's the man who beat you up and robbed you? Of course he is. Dragged me behind the auditorium and almost beat me to death. Broke my arm, took all my money.$128. Where is it? I haven't got your money. Jill can adopt it. I don't know. All right.

SPEAKER_04 26:10

Mr. Stacy, you're a liar. This officer didn't break your arm. I saw you fall down a flight of stairs at that auditorium and break your own arm. I examined it. Harry, who is this man?

SPEAKER_05 26:21

What about it, Stacy? He doesn't know what he's talking about. I never saw him before in my life. No, but I've seen you, Stacy. You were drunk. I saw you fall down those stairs. You're crazy. Joe, send Miss Gay in. Hi, Miss Gay.

SPEAKER_02 26:35

Hi.

SPEAKER_05 26:37

You have a strong perfume. You recognize any of these people, Miss Gay?

SPEAKER_03 26:42

Hello, Pop.

SPEAKER_05 26:43

I don't know you.

SPEAKER_03 26:45

Don't you remember the perfume to give it? Who is this woman?

SPEAKER_05 26:48

Just a friend, honey. All right, Stacy. Now let's have it straight. It was all a mistake. I don't want to make trouble for anybody. It wasn't his cop's fault. I don't want to make any trouble. What about this woman? There was all a mistake.

SPEAKER_10 27:00

Believe me. Money, Gerald. You spent it on her. Now wait a minute. I'll think all this trouble squandering our money. After all I did for you, you're no good. This time I'm through.

SPEAKER_05 27:10

All right, Clark, let's go. Okay. Well, that's it. I don't know to thank you, fellas. And doctors are best friends you've got. Yeah. Yeah, I better call a wife she wants to know. Friday, phone message for you here. Oh, thank you. From your wife, Clark. Yeah? She found that doctor's card.

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He was convicted under Section 5250, LAMC, and served his term as prescribed by law. Officer Russell Clark was returned to duty with full back pay.

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