一名前伊利诺伊州代表对2020年证据室丑闻中的虚假报告认罪,并被判处60天监禁。 A former Illinois deputy pleaded guilty to a false report in a 2020 evidence room scandal and was sentenced to 60 days in jail.

2025年9月, Don Ferguson, 前Starke县警长的副手, 认罪于2025年9月向警方提交虚假报告, Don Ferguson, a former Starke County sheriff’s deputy, pleaded guilty in September 2025 to filing a false police report related to a 2020 investigation into missing drugs and cash from the department’s evidence room. Ferguson于2022年因多项指控(包括官方的不当行为和盗窃)被起诉,4项罪名被宣告无罪,另外4项罪名被陪审团搁置。 Indicted in 2022 on multiple charges including official misconduct and theft, Ferguson was acquitted on four counts and faced a hung jury on four others. 作为认罪协议的一部分,撤销了其余指控,他被判处60天监禁和四个月缓刑。 As part of a plea deal, the remaining charges were dropped, and he was sentenced to 60 days in jail and four months of probation. 该案涉及物证室的安全和问责,在经过多年的法律程序后结案。 The case, which involved evidence room security and accountability, concluded after years of legal proceedings.