Sabine Parish Sheriff Aaron Mitchell has announced the arrest of Zwolle Assistant Police Chief Christopher Scott Goodman, 48, of Many, for allegedly staging the shooting of his patrol vehicle early Sunday morning, October 26.
Sabine Parish Sheriff detectives began investigating the shooting that morning after Goodman claimed a vehicle pulled up behind/beside him and fired at his patrol unit while he was driving on U.S. Highway 171 near Old Pleasant Hill. Louisiana State Police Troop E investigators assisted with the investigation over the past week.
Inconsistencies in Goodman’s story of the events, initial digital and firearm evidence, and statements from other individuals led to probable cause for an arrest warrant for Goodman, according to Sheriff Mitchell.
Goodman was booked into the Sabine Parish Detention Center for felony malfeasance in office, felony tampering with evidence, obstruction of justice, criminal damage to property—all felonies—and criminal mischief, a misdemeanor.
Information on Goodman’s bail was not immediately available.
This case remains under investigation as other forms of evidence are obtained and analyzed.
Goodman is still employed with the Zwolle Police Department, but he was placed on leave after his arrest Monday morning.
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