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 Yes,
we think he did, and he still does. Detective Edwards
has a shady past in Blanchester Ohio.
Did he have it out for Chief Payton?
Did he do everything in his power to down the Doan and Baker family
reputations to the point of making up outright LIES?
Yes, he did. Here is the Proof as filed in
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Edwards
began his Clinton County law enforcement career as a
patrolman with the Blanchester police department. In 1987,
Edwards' superior, Sgt. Gerald Bowman, recommended
disciplinary action against Edwards for lying to a
supervisor and abusing sick time. The infractions included
conducting an extra-marital station house romance with a
young dispatcher when he should have been out on patrol.
Edwards was suspended and the Blanchester Chief of Police,
Richard Payton, recommended his probationary termination
from the force. Mot. for Leave &
Second Amend. Pet., Ex. L - Memo to Chief Richard Payton
from Sgt. Gerald Bowman, Letter from Chief Richard Payton.
The prosecution failed to disclose this information which
could have been used to impeach Edwards’ testimony and the
integrity of the state’s investigation. Again, the
Magistrate’s conclusion that this evidence was available is
unsupported either by the record (it was not used on
cross-examination) or defense counsel’s affidavit. The
suppression of the Edwards impeachment evidence was contrary
to, or an unreasonable application of, clearly established
law as determined by the Supreme Court of the United
States.
http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov
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