Tigard police officer faces charges after alleged lie unravels case against convicted drug dealer

A Tigard Police Officer is set to appear in court Friday on criminal charges after prosecutors say he lied in a search warrant affidavit last year, and may have cost Washington County prosecutors the chance to convict a known drug dealer.

Officer Jacob Teeny, 27, was cited with official misconduct in the first and second degrees, as well as false swearing, a misdemeanor alleging he “unlawfully and knowingly” failed to tell the truth.

Reached by phone Wednesday, Teeny hung up after an OPB reporter asked for comment on the charges and did not return a voicemail message…

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