A Colorado Springs police officer who accused a former Manitou Springs cop of assault last year has been arrested for allegedly lying to authorities.
The 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced the arrest of Springs police officer Sydney Huffman today, saying she was held on investigation of attempting to influence a public servant.
Huffman claimed to be the victim in a June 9, 1010 attack by former Manitou Springs policeman Jarrott Martinez, who was acquitted of the charges in a February trial.
Now, authorities say Huffman, a decorated three-year veteran of the department may have misled investigators as the alleged victim in an unspecified a domestic violence case. Police declined to release details of the Huffman case, but the information they did release coincides with Huffman’s allegations against Martinez.
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