Ferndale Police officer placed on leave after allegedly contacting extremist group
Oct. 8—A Ferndale Police Officer was placed on leave this week after he allegedly contacted a far-right extremist group roughly a month after members of the group were involved in the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection in January.
Michael Scott Langton was placed on paid administrative leave Oct. 4 while the city and police department investigate the claims first reported by Buzzfeed News, according to Riley Sweeney, a Ferndale Police Department spokesperson.
The city has also started an internal affairs investigation into the incident, Sweeney said in emailed responses to The Bellingham Herald this week.
On Feb. 4, someone identifying themself as Scott Langton sent an email to the Oath Keepers' Washington state email address allegedly looking for information about the group.
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