Wyoming paper writes about bizarre murder plot involving officer

Written by readapaper.com staff

Saturday, 26 December 2009 00:00

Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper Franklin "Joe" Ryle had a plot that involved a kidnapping, murder, false arrest and an attempt to swindle a big settlement out of Wal-Mart. The Casper Star-Tribune wrote Saturday of a foiled murder plot that landed the state trooper in prison as it looked back on stories it covered in 2009.

The revelation that a person could actually plan this plot and attempt to execute it is amazing. It's sad this person was trusted to serve and protect. "I just don't understand how I got to where I am right now," Ryle told a U.S. District Judge at his November sentencing hearing.

Also from the Star-Tribune: "The investigation of Ryle began in January after his brother-in-law, a Casper police officer, told Highway Patrol officials about the trooper's plot. The patrol asked the Wyoming of Division of Criminal Investigation to examine the allegations, and eventually, the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice also became involved in the case.

"Investigators learned Ryle told his plans to at least two other officers, neither of whom reported him to their superiors. They also uncovered bizarre details about the plot, such as Ryle's intention to use a hammer to fake his own injuries after the staged crash."

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