Franklin County Sheriffâs Office Detective Jeff Farmer is pictured above in 2016, testifying at a hearing related to the Pappygate scandal. (File photo)
Editor s Note: This article was updated Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 1:42 p.m. to reflect that Carl Christiansen did not say he had heard anything directly from the FBI regarding its interest in Jeff Farmer.
After nearly a month of interviews and analysis, Carl F. Christiansen submitted a final report on his investigation into the conduct of Franklin County Sheriffâs Deputy Jeff Farmer.
Farmerâs conduct on both scores was brought to the fore by all five Franklin County public defenders, who penned a letter to Quire critical of the detectiveâs decision to attend the rally and detailing alleged past incidents of racial bias.