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07-25-2005, 01:08 PM
Missouri Police Chief Arrested In Undercover Operation
Kahoka Officer Accused Of Drug Possession, Attempted Illegal Sex Acts
POSTED: 9:51 pm CDT July 22, 2005
UPDATED: 10:25 pm CDT July 22, 2005
CHILLICOTHE, Mo. -- A northeast Missouri police chief was arrested in Chillicothe after an Internet sting operation, KMBC's Krista Klaus reported Friday.
Steven L. Edlen
A Chillicothe sheriff's deputy claimed to have met 51-year-old Steven L. Edlen, the Kahoka chief of police, in an Internet chat room. The deputy was working undercover posing as an adult woman.
Officials said the chat became sexual in nature and the two arranged a meeting involving drugs at a Chillicothe motel. Court papers show that Edlen arrived at the motel with marijuana in his pocket.
Investigators said Edlen had also planned sex acts with an animal, but instead found an undercover officer waiting for him.
Edlen is being held in the Livingston County Jail. He was charged with possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute and attempted illegal sex acts with an animal.
Friday, authorities served a search warrant at Edlen's home in Kahoka. The search resulted in additional charges of second-degree burglary, theft of a controlled substance and tampering with physical evidence in felony prosecution.
KMBC reported that an effort is under way in Kahoka to strip Edlen of his duties as police chief.
Kahoka Officer Accused Of Drug Possession, Attempted Illegal Sex Acts
POSTED: 9:51 pm CDT July 22, 2005
UPDATED: 10:25 pm CDT July 22, 2005
CHILLICOTHE, Mo. -- A northeast Missouri police chief was arrested in Chillicothe after an Internet sting operation, KMBC's Krista Klaus reported Friday.
Steven L. Edlen
A Chillicothe sheriff's deputy claimed to have met 51-year-old Steven L. Edlen, the Kahoka chief of police, in an Internet chat room. The deputy was working undercover posing as an adult woman.
Officials said the chat became sexual in nature and the two arranged a meeting involving drugs at a Chillicothe motel. Court papers show that Edlen arrived at the motel with marijuana in his pocket.
Investigators said Edlen had also planned sex acts with an animal, but instead found an undercover officer waiting for him.
Edlen is being held in the Livingston County Jail. He was charged with possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute and attempted illegal sex acts with an animal.
Friday, authorities served a search warrant at Edlen's home in Kahoka. The search resulted in additional charges of second-degree burglary, theft of a controlled substance and tampering with physical evidence in felony prosecution.
KMBC reported that an effort is under way in Kahoka to strip Edlen of his duties as police chief.