Palin Trooper Truth

As you know, I've been in Law Enforcement for many years. There is nothing worse than a bad cop. This Palin attack about the Alaska State trooper has caught my attention. Here are a few links to the investigation about the accuser. You be the judge. However if I was in the Governor's seat at the time and my ex-brother-in-law did what I am seeing, I'd fire him immediately.

PDF- Complaint Memo Against Wooten April 11, 2005
PDF - Trooper Warning to Wooten re; DV incident April 12, 2005
PDF - Interview with Palin
PDF - Trooper note of interview with Gov Palin August 8, 2005
PDF - Trooper Notes Palin Interview May 2, 2005
PDF - Todd Palin interview August 8, 2005
PDF - Wooten interview A September 14, 2005
PDF - E-mail from Chuck Heath to Troopers October 11, 2005
PDF - Troopers findings on Wooten October 29, 2005
PDF - E-mail from Palin to Troopers regarding Wooten August 10, 2005
PDF - Investigative documents
PDF - Grimes memo overturning some of the findings.
PDF - Corrections and note additions to new Grimes memo
PDF - Letter of Suspension to Wooten

As the investigation got under way in 2005, Trooper Wooten was in the midst of a bitter divorce from Palin's sister, Molly McCann. The couple was fighting over custody of their two young children. Accusations flew from both sides.

Alaska State Troopers' eventually investigated 13 issues and found four in which Wooten violated policy or broke the law or both:

• Wooten used a Taser on his stepson.

• He illegally shot a moose.

• He drank beer in his patrol car on one occasion.

• He told others his father-in-law would "eat a f'ing lead bullet" if he helped his daughter get an attorney for the divorce.

Beyond the investigation sparked by the family, trooper commanders saw cause to discipline or give written instructions to correct Wooten seven times since he joined the force, according to Grimes' letter to Wooten.

Those incidents included: a reprimand in January 2004 for negligent damage to a state vehicle; a January 2005 instruction after being accused of speeding, unsafe lane changes, following too closely and not using turn signals in his state vehicle; a June 2005 instruction regarding personal cell phone calls; an October 2005 suspension from work after getting a speeding ticket; and a November 2005 memo "to clarify duty hours, tardiness and personal business during duty time."

The Governor did the right thing.

Now Wooten who was found to be guilty of numerous violations is on the attack. Shame on you! You do not represent Law Enforcement at their finest in anyway.

That's my two cents. You be the judge.

The Anchorage Daily News has been following this investigation for years and has done great reporting.