Officer fired for allegedly mishandling explicit images of University of Utah student
Lauren McCluskey case
A police officer accused of showing off explicit images of a University of Utah student while investigating an extortion case she filed before her 2018 death has been fired, officials said Friday. CBS affiliate KUTV reports Officer Miguel Deras’ employment with the Logan City Police Department ended “effective immediately” after an internal review of an investigation released by the state’s Department of Public Safety, Chief Gary Jensen said in a statement.
The investigation concluded that Deras “mishandled sensitive evidence” pertaining to 21-year-old Lauren McCluskey’s case while he was employed with the university’s police department.
“The conclusions drawn in the DPS report are inconsistent with the high expectations and standards placed upon our officers by the community and our department,” Jensen said.
