CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — The whistleblower behind an anonymous letter dating back to late last summer that sparked an investigation into West Virginia State Police has come forward.
Cpl. Joseph Comer said he is the person responsible for an anonymous letter that detailed a litany of alleged wrongdoing, misconduct and otherwise bad behavior under the leadership of former West Virginia State Police Superintendent Jan Cahill.
Comer said he was forced to reveal his concerns publicly after first going through the chain of command and finding that those in positions of power were allegedly some of the ones engaged in questionable conduct.
“When I started going through my grievance process I realized how bad it was and the magnitude of how bad it was,” Comer said in an exclusive interview with Eyewitness News. “It took me a little bit because I wanted to keep faith in some of the administrators because I knew them as troopers. I knew them as they took rank. I wanted to truly believe that they weren't succumbing to what was going on. But when I realized into my grievance process who was involved and what was being manipulated I realized then just how bad it was.”
The trooper is currently on paid administrative leave and is facing charges of strangulation and battery as the result of a domestic dispute with the mother of his child.
Comer’s attorney contends his legal and career troubles are the result of targeted attacks by West Virginia State Police leadership because they...
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