Gabby Petito case: Moab, Utah's top cop takes leave of absence amid investigation into handling of 911 call
Brian Laundrie, 23, and his 22-year-old fiancée, Gabby
Petito, left in mid-June for a cross-county road trip in a converted white Ford
Transit van
The head of Utah’s Moab Police Department is stepping away from his post and taking a leave of absence just days after the city announced it would be investigating officers’ handling of a possible domestic violence case last month involving Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie, Fox News Digital has confirmed.
Police Chief Bret Edge requested a leave of absence under
the Family Medical Leave Act that began Monday, Lisa Church,
communications director for the City of Moab, confirmed to Fox News. The Moab
Times-Independent was first to report the news.
Edge
and Moab Mayor Emily Niehaus did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request
seeking comment. Meanwhile, Church declined to answer further questions
regarding the reason for Edge’s absence or whether it was related to recent controversies
within the department. It was not clear when Edge would return to his post, or
who would take his place in the meantime.
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