The Brief
- Prosecutors charged Greenfield’s police chief with new crimes Wednesday.
- Jay Johnson was already charged with felony misconduct in office.
- He was placed on paid leave related to an internal investigation.
MILWAUKEE – Greenfield’s police chief, already charged with felony misconduct in office, caught new charges in the case Wednesday.
New charges
In court:
Prosecutors charged 58-year-old Jay Johnson with two new felony charges of destroying data (as a party to a crime) and felony bail jumping, as well as misdemeanor resisting or obstructing an officer.
In court Wednesday, prosecutors alleged that Johnson – or some other actor – intentionally and remotely wiped his cellphone that was confiscated from him at his initial appearance on Nov. 10.…