Joseph Krejsa’s attorneys argue he would “suffer unique prejudice” if he were tried alongside Officer Chase Winkle, his former subordinate.
Sgt. Joseph Krejsa is accused of knowingly falsifying two reports in relation to Muncie Officer Chase Winkle’s use of force.
Former Muncie Police Department Officer Jeremy Gibson already pleaded guilty in May 2022 to two felony charges connected with excessive force and covering it up. “The evidence will show that Mr. Krejsa was critical in reporting the conduct of Mr. Winkle in one of the other incidents charged in the superseding indictment,” read the motion.
Krejsa retired from the department in July 2021. According to a federal indictment, he is charged with two counts of writing false reports about two alleged excessive force incidents.