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Illegal Flock favor: Warrants reveal what led to a CMPD officer’s arrest
CMPD Officer Seth Elliott was charged with misusing law enforcement databases to assist Michael Kuester, a drug suspect. Warrants detail Elliott running license plates via Flock and CJLeads for Kuester through Snapchat, while Kuester conducted multiple drug sales to an undercover Watauga County Sheriff’s detective using Telegram and various vehicles.
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