Former Greensburg Police Chief Shawn Denning pleaded guilty to three counts of tampering with evidence before Common Pleas Judge Michael Stewart, according to the DA’s office. Judge Stewart sentenced Denning to one year of probation.
The case stems from a February 2023 audit of the Greensburg City Police Department evidence room, requested after Denning’s federal drug indictment and arrest.
Denning, 43, had been arrested at Greensburg City Hall by DEA agents on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, and charged with six drug‑related offenses involving methamphetamine and cocaine, federal court documents showed. He later pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and is serving a 15‑month sentence in federal prison…