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Resident alleges misconduct by district attorney and police during Polk County public comment
Summary
During public comment at the Jan. 21 Polk County meeting, resident Albert Greenway accused the district attorney's office and police of fabricating statements that led to his arrest and said charges were later dropped; the board took no action.
Albert Greenway used the three-minute public-comment period Tuesday to accuse the Polk County district attorney’s office and local police of fabricating information that he said led to his arrest, and urged the Board of Commissioners to act. The board did not take any action in response.
"The DA lied, and you don't seem to have a problem with it," Greenway told the commissioners. He said he provided paperwork to county counsel and other agencies but had not received help. "They had me arrested," he said, and added the criminal charges were later dropped.
Greenway criticized county officials and attorneys directly and said he had raised the matter repeatedly with other agencies without satisfaction. He asked the board to "confront your accusers" and requested that the county review material he said he had submitted to county counsel and to the DA's office. The public transcript does not show any follow-up response from the board or a staff commitment to investigate; the chair closed the comment period and the meeting moved on to the consent items.
No formal complaint, investigation outcome or corroborating documentation was presented on the record during the meeting. Greenway's remarks were part of the meeting's public-comment period; no board member indicated a formal inquiry would follow during Tuesday's session.
