COLORADO SPRINGS — A Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) Officer was arrested Friday for first-degree official misconduct.
CSPD says they received a report on June 5 that Officer Levi Braun was unlawfully obtaining information about a person for personal gain. Police say they opened a case, and arrested Officer Braun Friday. He was served and released with a summons.
Police say Officer Braun has been employed with the department since 2016. According to our news partner The Gazette, Braun was named in a lawsuit against another CSPD officer. The department says this incident is not related to the lawsuit.
According to police, they have also opened an internal affairs investigation regarding the incident. Officer Braun has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
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