A Chillicothe police officer has been charged with two counts of a
Class A misdemeanor, stemming from an incident last year.
Brent Schade was charged Wednesday with hindering prosecution and
tampering with physical evidence by Brady Kopek, special prosecuting attorney
of Livingston County.
According to the probable cause statement, Missouri State Highway
Patrol Cpl. J. Pithan investigated a traffic accident on Aug. 18 on Route V
near Chillicothe involving two individuals. During the course of the
investigation, Pithan reportedly discovered both occupants of the crashed
vehicle walked to a nearby residence and called Schade. The investigation
suggests Schade drove to their location and provided transportation to both
subjects before returning to the scene of the accident. Schade allegedly
assisted with the recovery of personal items belonging to both subjects,
including cell phones and a bottle of Captain Morgan. Schade allegedly did not
report the accident to authorities and transported the two individuals to his
residence in Chillicothe.