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Last updated on Wednesday, August 1, 2018
(BEDFORD) - The jury trial for former Bedford Police officer Eddie Allen has been cancelled. A change of plea hearing is set for September 10th at 1 p.m. in Lawrence County Superior Court I.
Allen is facing felony charges of theft and official misconduct.
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 a 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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