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Washington told this news outlet that case will go to trial. Butler County Common Pleas Judge Jennifer McElfresh granted the request and rescheduled Houston’s trial for Aug. 14.
Prosecutors say Houston, a 22-year-old veteran of the department, forged medical documents and, as a result, received pay of about $5,800.
“This type of behavior is intolerable,” Scott Scrimizzi, Director of Public Safety for the City of Hamilton, previously said. “Public servants are held to the highest of standards and we will not breach the public’s trust.”
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Houston was indicted Jan. 26 by a Butler County grand jury on four felony counts of forgery and one felony count of theft.
The alleged crimes occurred from August 2015 to September 2016.
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