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Residents press Battle Creek commission for accountability after officer conduct and record-keeping allegations
Summary
Residents at the Oct. 21 meeting urged Battle Creek leaders to demand greater transparency and accountability from the police department following allegations about plea handling and internal messaging practices.
Several residents used the Oct. 21 public comment period to criticize the Battle Creek Police Department and to urge the commission to seek greater transparency and accountability.
Autumn Smith told the commission she and a retired department whistleblower had raised concerns about what she described as a "cover up" involving multiple officers and a case involving a former officer named Hunter Barnett. She said, "He pleaded his charges down to weapons possession while intoxicated with the charge of pointing a gun at someone was dismissed," and that Barnett "ended up…
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