Austin officer quits months after allegedly staging death, fleeing to Mexico

kxan ^ | Sept. 6, 2017 | Andy Jechow

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Almost five months after an Austin police officer disappeared into the interior of Mexico in what was called an “elaborate ruse” to stage his death, Officer Coleman Martin has resigned from the department. The Austin Police Department said Martin’s resignation was effective immediately. The 29-year-old, who turns 30 next week, triggered a massive search operation when his truck was found on the shores of Lake Amistad on the Texas border with Mexico with a suicide note in plain view.

[bgill]

APD kept this dude on the job for 5 months, sigh...

[vooch]

resigned to keep his certification and his accrued pension rights

this guy will be rehired by a small town PD - he’ll be in the news again for sure

[Pearls Before Swine]

] APD kept this dude on the job for 5 months, sigh...

You mean he collects back pay between "death" and "resurrection?" There should be no way!

[simpson96]

Looks like he's having second thoughts now.

[yetidog]

Must have been a rough 29 years.....

[a fool in paradise]

Maybe he can appeal to that Travis Co. ethics boss:

#KeepAustinCorruptAF

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That's not how to stage your own death.

FAIL.

[txrefugee]

Austin and New Orleans, both run by Democrats, have the same sleazy employees. Both places should have a wall built around them to keep them in.

[Gay State Conservative]

He quit? Why the bleep wasn't he fired...and prosecuted...immediately????

[bgill]

lol!