Judge who approved warrant for controversial Trinidad arrest says police department misled him

The judge who initially approved a search warrant for a controversial arrest involving the Trinidad Police Department now says he was misled by officers.Judge questions search warrantHenderson County District Court Judge R. Scott McKee sent a letter to outgoing Trinidad Police Chief Charles Gregory that casts doubt on the reliability of several Trinidad police officers.The June 8th letter addresses a search warrant McKee approved in May that led to the arrest of Henderson County resident Jennifer Combs, who was charged with felony false alarm by the Trinidad Police Department after making an April Facebook post concerning the city's water issues.McKee's letter questions "the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of information presented" to him by two Trinidad police officers, Sgt. Robert McCumsey and investigator Cameron Beckham, in relation to the warrant.Combs' post stated that people had been hospitalized after drinking the city's water. FOX 4 has not verified that anyone in Trin
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