No criminal charges against deputy on leave

Published 9:21 am Wednesday, July 9, 2014

The Olmsted County Attorney’s Office has declined to pursue criminal charges against the Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office deputy put on paid administrative leave at the end of May.

Freeborn County Administrator John Kluever said he was notified late last week that the Rochester Police Department concluded its criminal investigation into an allegation of misconduct by deputy Dale Glazier.

Kluever declined to release more information about the initial allegation but noted an internal affairs department with the Rochester Police Department is still investigating possible civil litigation.

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He anticipated this part of the investigation to conclude by the end of this week.

Once the investigation is concluded, Freeborn County officials will review the findings to determine if any further steps need to be taken.