Sunday, May 11, 2008

Scandal At Ohio State Highway Patrol

A scandal has erupted in the Ohio State Highway Patrol and it may have a lot to do with Public Safety Director, Henry Guzman and some backroom political maneuvering. Word has it that Guzman has created complete chaos in his department.

Ohio citizens are now being told that Lt. Col. Michael Finamore, a highly decorated member of the Ohio State Highway Patrol and a former "Trooper of the Year," was pushed out of his position, re-assigned to a warehouse, and eventually forced to retire. When Richard Collins got the top job at the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Finamore, a 29 year veteran of the patrol, was kicked out of the Highway Patrol headquarters.

For details, check the Columbus Dispatch. There is much, much more to this story and hopefully we will learn what really happened. It may end up as a federal case.