The purpose of this letter is to bring to the attention of Bureau County citizens a method of investigation used by a Bureau County Sheriff’s Deputy to investigate a possible criminal felony act.

I had a confrontation with an individual, who intentionally spit in my direction, with the spit hitting me in the face. I reported the incident to the Bureau County Sheriff’s Department. A deputy was assigned to the Case Number 11-06978.

Because of the limited number of words allowed by the editor, I will list parts of the report filed by the deputy in his own words. “On Dec. 23, I made contact by phone with (name withheld), (name withheld) denied spitting on Doyle. Given that the stories are directly contradictory, and that Doyle specifically drove back to the scene after being flipped off, I am not filing charges against anyone.”