Officer Who Framed A Murder Suspect Convinces Judge To Drop Jail Time

During a sentencing hearing earlier this month, a Wisconsin police officer who confessed to planting evidence during a murder investigation faced one year of jail time and a second year of probation. But after pleading with a judge to cut him some slack, the officer won’t go to jail after all.

In April 2014, Kyle Baars of the Kenosha Police Department was one of several officers tasked with looking for evidence in a murder case. During a house search, Baars told a colleague that he found a backpack with one of the primary suspect’s ID card, as well as a .22 caliber bullet. Months later, Baars admitted to a detective that he’d planted both items....
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2016/06/10/3786897/officer-plants-evidence-walks-free/