CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Emails between West Virginia State Police’s upper brass appear to show the efforts the agency put toward jailing the whistleblower behind an anonymous letter that sparked an investigation.
The emails concern the pending February arrest of Cpl. Joseph Comer, who has since come forward as the whistleblower behind an anonymous letter detailing questionable behavior within West Virginia State Police. The letter eventually led to an investigation into the agency.
Comer remains on administrative leave from the agency. He was in the midst of a grievance process about his demotion when he was charged with felony strangulation and misdemeanor battery which allegedly took place in December during custody swaps with the mother of his child.
Comer turned himself in for arrest on Feb. 24, the day of his administrative hearing over being demoted. He has since withdrawn his complaint and said he intends to now sue the agency.
The trooper and his attorney claim the charges are false and intended to keep him from attending the administrative hearing.
“This has been going on for a while, but it’s like an onion – it just keeps on, the layers keep coming off,” David Moye, Comer’s attorney, said.
Eyewitness News has exclusively obtained emails circulated among the high-ranking members of the West Virginia State Police which detail their efforts to arrest and incarcerate Comer prior to his scheduled hearing.
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