92 I wasn’t worried by Lee’s accusation, though, because I knew the evidence reveal that Lee 93 was making it all up. It’s just crazy to think that an exemplary officer like Detective Penner 94 would murder Hayes in cold blood. That’s why I couldn’t believe it when Detective Penner was 95 charged with the crime. I knew Cochran would be thrilled with what was happening, and indeed 96 he was, but I couldn’t understand why the police chief would believe such an outrageous claim. 97 Maybe he felt threatened by Penner’s success? Several other officers seem happy to join the 98 bandwagon against Detective Penner, too, but they were mainly the officers who have been 99 jealous of Penner’s record. It’s distressing to see, to say the least. 100 Lee Hayes has even been offered a plea deal to testify against Detective Penner. I now 101 can understand Detective Penner’s disgust at the way our legal system sometimes fails to pursue 102 the truth in its zeal to punish someone for a crime. I plan to stay here in Phoenix to support 103 Detective Penner and make sure everyone knows that s/he is innocent. But after this all finishes, 104 I think I’ll look for a position in New Mexico, because I just can’t stand the way some officers 105 have turned on Penner, like a pack of dogs attacking an injured member of the group. It’s pretty 106 disgusting. 107 I hereby attest to having read the above statement and swear or affirm it to be my own. I 108 also swear or affirm to the truthfulness of its content. Before giving this statement, I was told it 109 should contain everything I knew that may be relevant to my testimony and I followed those 110 instructions. I also understand that I can and must update this affidavit if anything new occurs to 111 me until the moment before opening statements begin in this case. 112 Andy Hodges 113 Andy Hodges 114 Beverly Bryson 115 Beverly Bryaon, Notary Publi
92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 I wasn’t worried by Lee’s accusation, though, because I knew the evidence reveal that Lee was making it all up. It’s just crazy to think that an exemplary officer like Detective Penner would murder Hayes in cold blood. That’s why I couldn’t believe it when Detective Penner was charged with the crime. I knew Cochran would be thrilled with what was happening, and indeed he was, but I couldn’t understand why the police chief would believe such an outrageous claim. Maybe he felt threatened by Penner’s success? Several other officers seem happy to join the bandwagon against Detective Penner, too, but they were mainly the officers who have been jealous of Penner’s record. It’s distressing to see, to say the least. Lee Hayes has even been offered a plea deal to testify against Detective Penner. I now can understand Detective Penner’s disgust at the way our legal system sometimes fails to pursue the truth in its zeal to punish someone for a crime. I plan to stay here in Phoenix to support Detective Penner and make sure everyone knows that s/he is innocent. But after this all finishes, I think I’ll look for a position in New Mexico, because I just can’t stand the way some officers have turned on Penner, like a pack of dogs attacking an injured member of the group. It’s pretty disgusting. I hereby attest to having read the above statement and swear or affirm it to be my own. I also swear or affirm to the truthfulness of its content. Before giving this statement, I was told it should contain everything I knew that may be relevant to my testimony and I followed those instructions. I also understand that I can and must update this affidavit if anything new occurs to me until the moment before opening statements begin in this case. Andy Hodges Andy Hodges Beverly Bryson Beverly Bryaon, Notary Publi
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