James City, VA
A former police officer who lied about getting shot was ordered into counseling and must pay $41,115 restitution to the county and Williamsburg police departments.
That amount covered the cost of the investigation and hospital care for Officer Andrew Baker.
“There’s a lot I could say, but this is a mental health issue,” said defense attorney Rich Rizk, saying it was a family issue that snowballed.
Last December, Baker said he was breaking up a fight behind a church on Pocahontas Trail when he was hit by a bullet.
Investigators say the bullet that hit Baker's Kevlar vest matched a gun he had.
Baker was originallly charged with filing a false police report, but the judge Friday amended that to obstruction of justice. He also found Baker guilty of firing a gun within 300 feet of a business or home.
For those charges, Baker was given a two-year suspended sentence on condition he fulfills the other orders.
“There is no amount of restitution that can fix the black eye he gave to the Windy Hill Community,” said Commonwealth Attorney Nathan Green.
Baker resigned from the force on February 26, 2008.
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