A Marshall County Probation and Parole officer faces felony and misdemeanor charges, after police say he falsely reported results of a parolee's drug test.
In December, Kentucky State Police was contacted by the Department of Corrections about a Probation and Parole Officer engaging in misconduct relating to the field drug test of a parolee. According to a KSP news release, in February KSP Detective Sergeant Dean Patterson began investigating the alleged incident, which occurred December 2 involving 40-year-old Robert "Bobby" Johnston, of Benton. Police said that during the investigation they discovered that Johnston inaccurately reported the results of a field drug test on a parolee he was investigating.
On April 16, a Marshall County Grand Jury indicted Johnston on several charges, including tampering with physical evidence, forgery 2nd degree and 1st degree official misconduct.
Johnston was served a criminal summons Monday.
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