The board that oversees Arizona law enforcement has taken another step toward decertifying six police officers with the Colorado City Marshal’s Office.
A jury ruled earlier this year that the Marshal's Office discriminated against non-members of a the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a federal judge to disband the agency that serves polygamous towns on the Arizona-Utah border. But a ruling isn’t expected until February at the earliest.
The Colorado City officers face a variety of charges. Some have been accused of not completing reports in a timely fashion and failing to disclose information on their post application, said Jack Lane, executive director for Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board.
"And we had some of them accused of false testimony before the Department of Justice, as well as some false testimony involving when we interviewed them with our investigators," Lane said.
Lane said the officers will all be mailed a complaint outlining the charges against them. They then get 30 days to request a hearing before a judge.
If the officers decide they don’t want a hearing, the board can move forward with discipline or enter into a stipulated agreement.
