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CRIME & SAFETY
Former Bethel police officer charged with assault and providing false information
The state has charged a former Bethel Police Department officer with multiple misdemeanors for a 2023 incident that left a man in the hospital. According to a charging document filed in Bethel District Court, Jonathan Murphy allegedly struck 44-year-old Bernard Mael repeatedly with a closed fist, lied to a fellow officer about being struck by a vehicle Mael was driving, and provided a false report of the incident.
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