Conroe Police Officer Indicted for Tampering with DWI Offense Report

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Dane Johnson

The Montgomery County District Attorney's office has indicted a Conroe police officer for tampering with a government record.

The indictment accuses Conroe policeman Mark Goodman of falsely stating that a person he charged with Driving While Intoxicated refused to perform field sobriety tests. The defendant was charged with DWI.

It is a new day in law enforcement when police officers are held accountable for arresting someone and then lying in their reports about that DWI arrest. Rarely is anything done to police officers that just flat our lie in their reports. Even when there is video evidence that the officer's report is wrong, there is rarely any repercussions for the officer.

Let's not forget that these reports have a serious long term impact on people's lives. Even if the case is ultimately dismissed, the client is still arrested, taken to jail, forced to pay money to make bail and hire a lawyer. Good for the Montgomery County District Attorney's office for protecting the rights of the citizen accused and holding a police officer accountable.

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