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1 Officer Charged With Perjury, Tampering With Evidence, Obstruction Of Justice
UPDATED: 9:01 am EST February 25,
2004
CLEVELAND -- Four Cleveland Police officers are now the subjects in a criminal investigation in two separate incidents.
Andre Hayensworth is charged with perjury, tampering with evidence and obstruction of justice. He is accused of lying to a grand jury about a drug arrest. The suspect in the case was not charged.
Hayensworth surrendered to police and was released on $1,000 bond.
Three other officers, Kevin Fischbach, Brian Fisher and Robert Stitt, face charges in an assault case, NewsChannel5 reported.
The officers are accused of beating up a bartender at the Metropolitan Cafe in August.
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