To: CVJ who wrote (587 ) 7/17/2001 5:30:39 AM From: GROUND ZERO™ Read Replies (1) | Respond to Yes, on everything you say, but he cannot lie, and here's why..... if he were standing on the street corner or sitting in a coffee shop having a casual chat with the police about the weather and about football or whatever, he can lie all he wants... but, when the police are conducting an investigation and he knows it (he knew it, we all knew it), he is then considered a collateral subject (not suspect, but subject) and his comments are no longer casual, but are regarded as statements taken during that investigation... under those circumstances, providing a false statement to the police during a department sanctioned investigation is criminal and can be prosecuted... if he intentionally gave police misinformation, he can be charged with "interfering with and impeding an investigation by willfully and knowingly providing false statements to the police," these would be the precise words on the arrest warrant and police affidavit, at least in the State of Florida..... I believe they really think he's a suspect, but they simply do not want to prejudice the case by saying anything, during most any investigation, everyone even remotely involved is a possible suspect until that person is completely ruled out..... in fact, even when a road patrol unit pulls you over for a possible traffic violation, you cannot lie since even a simple traffic stop is official police business... therefore, providing false information to the police during a high profile missing persons investigation which may become a homicide case is very serious and, no doubt, raises the eyebrow of the police and casts further suspicion in his direction.....
