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Last updated on Thursday, April 19, 2018
(BEDFORD) - The jury trial for former Bedford Police officer Eddie Allen, which was to begin next Wednesday, has been rescheduled.
Allen, 42, is facing felony charges of theft and official misconduct. He will face a jury of his peers on August 16th at 8:30 a.m. in Lawrence County Superior Court I before Judge John Plummer III.
The court has allowed two days for the hearing. A final pretrial conference is scheduled for July 23 at 1 p.m.
Allen is accused of stealing $20 from a suspect's wallet while processing him for arrest at the Bedford police station.
According to a Lawrence Superior Court I probable cause affidavit, Indiana State Police investigated the theft. ISP alleges footage from a body camera shows Allen taking the money from person's wallet, then placing it into his own wallet.
Allen is being represented by Bedford attorney Tim Sledd. James Gallagher is the prosecuting attorney.
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