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| The Strange Death Of Sergeant Drenth |
| 2011-12-07 |
| The Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office will announce today that it has ruled the death of Sgt. Sean Drenth a suicide. Drenth, 34, was found fatally wounded near the state Capitol on the night of Oct. 18, 2010. He was lying on his back on the ground next to the passenger side of his patrol car. The driver- and passenger-side doors were open. Drenth evidently was killed by a blast from his shotgun, which was found resting on his chest with the muzzle pointing toward his chin. Though evidence suggested suicide, particularly the shotgun on his chest, others suggested homicide. His service pistol had been flung 40 feet from where his body lay, there were signs of a struggle, and a secondary weapon Drenth carried had been fired toward where his service pistol was found. Investigators also were perplexed by evidence indicating there had been someone at the scene whose presence police could not explain. At the time of his death, Drenth was one of more than 24 officers who, for more than a year, were under investigation into reported theft while working off-duty at a south Phoenix housing complex. They were accused of pocketing thousands of dollars for security services that they claimed to have done but that authorities allege they didn't provide. Drenth died before indictments were made in the case. Three of Drenth's fellow officers and a former officer were indicted, and police officials later confirmed that Drenth would have been indicted had he lived. They said Drenth could have faced felony charges. |
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| #1 Serpico. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2011-12-07 19:00 |