Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1714768326 - 1748604136

On June 14, 2021 I was scheduled for a preliminary hearing relative to the charges brought against me while in the performance of my job as a law enforcement officer. The assigned prosecutor at the time, Travis, Dean Partney, notified my defense attorney, Timothy J Hunsaker of Rosenblume Schwartz and Frey law office that the Jefferson County prosecuting attorneys office would file an additional charge against me, felony tampering with evidence, if I proceed with my preliminary hearing. This Unlawful coercive and threatening tactic is a clear violation of Missouri State Law as follows; I Section 18(a). Rights of accused in criminal prosecutions. — That in criminal prosecutions the accused shall have the right to appear and defend, in person and by counsel; to demand the nature and cause of the accusation; to meet the witnesses against him face to face; to have process to compel the attendance of witnesses in his behalf; and a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the county. The prosecution had no problem cause or reasonable suspicion to believe that I committed this act. Another officer in the same incident was charged with misdemeanor tampering with evidence, but those charges were later dropped yet I was going to be charged with felony tampering with evidence. The prosecution further threatened to file a separate case against me for this additional charge if I proceed with my right to a preliminary hearing. Furthermore, Travis, Dean Partney fought my defenses, petition to the court to amend my bond release by lifting a travel ban on me, which did not allow me to leave the state of Missouri. This travel band is completely unnecessary and unwarranted relating to the charges. I am currently facing, an incident where I conducted myself in the performance of my duty. The only reason these charges were brought against me or a form of retaliation by the De Soto, police department, police chief Jeff Mccreary, who sought to damage my reputation because I was a whistleblower calling out corruption, criminal, acts, and sexual harassment within the Missouri police department . I was a 30 year veteran of law-enforcement prior to this incident. I served with honor and was highly trained and experienced. There was no reason for these charges to be employed other than clear retaliation in which an EEOC complaint was filed against the Missouri Police Department Long before my termination, and even longer before an investigation into my reported, use of force was initiated, and even longer so before charges were issued against me. Travis Dean Partney is acting in concert with the DeSoto Missouri Police Department and the Jefferson County sheriffs department by enlisting tactics meant to intimidate and threaten defendants into a plea bargain. This has occurred under case number 20JE-CR04734 - ST V JAMES DALY.