(Atlantic/Lake City) Two former Lake City police officers and the Lake City City Administrator were arrested Wednesday after an Iowa Attorney General’s Office investigation. The charges against 57-year-old Eric Clifford Wood, 46-year-old Aaron Lee Alspach, and 45-year-old Anthony Robert Snyder are accused of providing fraudulent information to obtain Iowa Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) certification. The Lake City City Council fired Alspach in October 2021 after he repeatedly failed to attend the ILEA academy. Snyder left the Lake City Police Department earlier this year after accepting a patrol officer position with the Atlantic Police Department. All three men were charged with misconduct in office and perjury. Wood faces an additional charge of obstruction of prosecution.
The Atlantic Police Department released a statement today saying they were made aware Wednesday of the charges filed by the Iowa Attorney General’s Office on Atlantic Police Officer Anthony Snyder for an incident raising questions on his ILEA certification process handled by another city prior to his employment with the City of Atlantic. Officer Snyder has been placed on paid administrative leave while awaiting further details on the situation and determining what actions may be taken.
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