European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 03, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday september 3, 1995 . The stars and stripes Page 9 , detective admits forgery on murder Case witness statement los Angeles a a police detective s admitted forgery on a witness statement has prompted prosecutors to drop murder charges against two defendants and investigate whether As Many As 100 other cases May be tainted it s embarrassing. It s a shame and it s unfortunate police chief Willie Wil Liams said at a news conference Friday. The detective Andrew Teague and his supervisor Charles Markel both 18-year veterans of the Force turned Over their guns and badges and were ordered to re main at Home during an internal affairs investigation. One defendant Kevin Adams was freed from jail. The other Man Girard Moody remained in jail on unrelated charges Wil Liams said. The announcement was a heavy blow to a police department already reeling from taped statements of racist remarks made by former detective Mark Fuhr Man a key witness in the . Simpson trial. Simpson s attorneys contend the statements show a propensity for framing defendants. It s another sad Story said City councilman Nate Holden i think that the Confidence with the department is going to be less than it was yesterday and yesterday it was Rock Bottom the Case stemmed from a nov. 29, 1994, shooting in which one person died and another was wounded. Moody and Adams were arrested Jan 18, and both were charged with one count of murder and another of at tempted murder according to a police news release. .-.-v. A suspicions arose this summer when a defense expert sought to verify signatures on a report in which two witnesses sup Posedly identified the defendants As the gunmen. The expert was told the original report had been lost. But Teague who was a detective trainee during the investigation later told prosecutors that was a he and that he had forged the signatures on the report Williams said. Teague had testified at a May 2 preliminary hearing that the report was genuine said san ii Gibbons spokeswoman for the District attorney s office. He also  was pre sen when some evidence against the de. Fun darts was obtained according to a statement. The District attorney s office was trying to determine if other cases the two offi cers worked of might be tainted. I do not at this time know How Many cases they involve said Williams who Esti mated it could be up to 100. Teague was one of 44 police officers named in the Christopher commission report on excessive Force within the los v Angeles police department. Williams said 18 citizens complaints had been filed against him. One of Teague s interrogation techniques was to confront suspects with a paper bearing signatures claiming they were the names of witnesses Gibbons said. Quality service begins with caring people Everett to Pratt jr.1lieutenant general Usan vice commander customer Gare University United states air forces Europe because you deserve the Best for More information please phone Dan 480-8509 Federal endorsement of sponsor not intended i�0x"-v1 in present or aug. 22-serb Northern Italy Albania Greece featuring  Johnson Greenland azores Spain featuring Kolinsky Booden Brown Iceland England Scotland Norway featuring f1oqiim Banks in or. Bull Horn All shows Are free of charge no video taping permitted Call your local Uso or mar for details an entertainment feature presented by the armed forces professional entertainment office Doo and Uso in cooperation Ai rth your Josd morale we fars anti