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Attempted Murder Charge Against Wyoming Parole Board Member Dropped

Loaded on Oct. 15, 2012

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Parole Board Misconduct, Government Misconduct. Location: Wyoming.

James Weisbeck, a Wyoming parole board member and former police chief, was charged with attempted second-degree murder and attempting to intimidate a witness after his live-in girlfriend accused him of firing a handgun at her and threatening to kill her if she reported the incident.

According to police documents, officers ...

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