01-05-2025
Former Buffalo police officer found guilty of obstructing governmental administration
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A former Buffalo police officer was found guilty on Wednesday of obstructing governmental administration, the Erie County District Attorney's Office confirmed to WIVB News 4.
The charge is related to Cariol Horne trying to obstruct police from conducting interviews with two people suspected of looting on Bailey Avenue during the December blizzard in 2022.
According to the Erie Country District Attorney's Office, Horne was accused of pushing a police officer during the incident.
Horne originally faced a harassment charge, which she was found not guilty of, and a disorderly conduct charge, which a judge dismissed.
She was fired from the Buffalo Police Department in 2006 after she tried to stop another officer from choking a suspect. She sparked the creation of Cariol's Law, which protects Buffalo police officers who intervene if they believe excessive force is being used.
Horne won her pension back in 2021 after a State Supreme Court judge vacated a ruling that upheld her firing.
Katie Skoog joined the News 4 team in April 2024. She is a graduate from the University at Buffalo. You can view more of her work here.
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