I agree with you that most State Highway Patrol officer are above reproach. (or they don’t stay long)
I verified the accusation with a close relative in Wilmington, NC and she told me it has been in the news each evening since the event. (in news since Thursday I think) And she believes it is a truthful accusation.
If so, as you said, this is very serious.
False arrest is serious enough, but the other accusations are much worse.
Sadly, that's not the case in Ohio. We've had several years of scandal with ours...from patrol troopers all the way up to the Colonel.