Sunday, August 10, 2008

Officer Charged in Prank Gone Wrong

A Southern Minnesota police officer says it was a prank, but it's one that could cost him his job.

The Amboy Minnesota police officer is also a native of Austin.

23-year-old Steven Boyle has been suspended and charged with a gross misdemeanor.

He allegedly questioned a group of people who were drinking.

Then he handcuffed a woman and put her in his squad car.

He then said he would release her if she showed him her breasts.

The 18-year-old woman didn't know it was a prank so she flashed him in exchange for her release.

Boyle is charged with misconduct of a public official.

We tried to get a comment from Boyle at his home in Austin.

We knocked on the door, but no one would answer.

The Minnesota Board of Peace Officer standards and training will review the case.

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Doesn't sound like a prank to me...he just thought he could get away with doing what he did.

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