No charges for Cocopah Police Chief James Spurgeon after gun left behind in Yuma apartment
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Posted: 09/28/2012
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By: Associated Press
YUMA, AZ - A prosecutor will not file endangerment charges against a tribal police chief from southwestern Arizona who left his gun behind after visiting an apartment in Yuma. The gun was found by a 6-year-old boy who pointed it at his father.
Maricopa County Attorney's Office spokesman Jerry Cobb tells the Yuma Sun says no charges were filed against Cocopah Police Chief James Spurgeon because prosecutors felt there was no reasonable likelihood of a conviction.
The case was transferred to Maricopa County after Yuma County prosecutors declared a conflict of interest. The Cocopah tribal police often work with Yuma prosecutors.
Cocopah Indian Tribe spokeswoman Ana Corpus said Thursday that Spurgeon is on an unspecified leave of absence and the tribe is continuing its own internal investigation.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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