The chair of Philadelphia’s city-run police watchdog is accused of selling a witness’ name in an attempted murder case to a man who threatened to “blow down the witness in broad daylight.”
Hassan Bennett, chair of the Philadelphia Citizens Police Oversight Commission, faces charges after investigators say he sold a witness’ name and an unredacted arrest report to a prison inmate in a domestic violence attempted murder case to Thomas Scott, who allegedly vowed to “blow down” the witness “in broad daylight.” Bennett also works at the Defender Association of Philadelphia.
Investigators listened to prison calls and heard Bennett read Scott details from the arrest report in the attempted murder case, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office said in a news release. Bennett also allegedly handed over the witness’ full name…