An investigation released this week found insufficient evidence to prove whether two Fall River police officers filed false reports in violation of department policy after they were present for the beating of a suspect at the city’s police station in 2020.
William Harvey received a headwound that required stitches to close after an officer struck him with a baton at Fall River's police station in December 2020.
Three other officers present during the incident — Jeffrey Maher, Zachary Vorce and Brendan McNerney — made statements claiming they didn’t see what happened. But Maher later recanted his report and became a whistleblower. McNerney and Vorce stuck by their initial accounts. In his own report, McNerney said Hoar pushed Harvey away in what appeared to be self-defense, causing Harvey to stumble.
The investigation, led by a consultant identified as Comprehensive Investigations and Consulting LLC, found that Maher’s statements were not credible or consistent enough to discipline McNerney or Vorce, even though they formed the basis of a successful federal prosecution.
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