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FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a Fullerton police officer is accused of filing a false report after he stated that a suspect resisted arrest when body camera footage showed otherwise.
The Orange County Register reports 51-year-old Miguel Siliceo was charged Wednesday with one felony count of false report by a peace officer. If convicted, he could face three years in jail.
Prosecutors say video does not corroborate Siliceo's official account that a suspect arrested in 2015 charged at his partner.
Resisting arrest charges against the suspect were dropped.
Siliceo is on administrative leave. It wasn't immediately known if he has an attorney.
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Information from: The Orange County Register, http://www.ocregister.com http://www.ocregister.com
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