Posted:
Oct 24, 2012 5:10 PM PDTUpdated:
Oct 24, 2012 5:37 PM PDT
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne
PHOENIX (CBS5) - Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne has been ticketed following an investigation for a hit-and-run incident that happened March 27 in Phoenix.
Police cited Horne for one count of leaving the scene of a collision/unattended vehicle, a class three misdemeanor.
The hit-and-run happened about 12:45 p.m. at 202 W. Roosevelt St. and involved property damage only, according to officers.
The investigation was turned over to the Phoenix Police Department by the FBI on Oct. 1.
Horne said that he bumped into someone's bumper while in a downtown parking garage last March. He was driving a borrowed car. Horne said he didn't remember doing it but sent a letter about it to Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery.
Horne released the following statement late Wednesday afternoon:
Montgomery announced several weeks ago the allegations in a planned civil enforcement action stem from the FBI investigation into $500,000 of spending by a group that was led by a Horne ally.
Horne said the allegations are completely false.
Police cited Horne for one count of leaving the scene of a collision/unattended vehicle, a class three misdemeanor.
The hit-and-run happened about 12:45 p.m. at 202 W. Roosevelt St. and involved property damage only, according to officers.
The investigation was turned over to the Phoenix Police Department by the FBI on Oct. 1.
Horne said that he bumped into someone's bumper while in a downtown parking garage last March. He was driving a borrowed car. Horne said he didn't remember doing it but sent a letter about it to Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery.
Horne released the following statement late Wednesday afternoon:
"Today, I have received from the Phoenix Police Department a misdemeanor citation alleging that I apparently caused minor paint damage to the bumper of an unattended parked vehicle while leaving a parking lot on March 27, 2012.
"I first learned of my possible involvement in this incident several months ago, and requested from investigating authorities the name of the owner of the vehicle so I could immediately pay for any damage I may have caused.
"For some unknown reason I received no response. Hopefully, I can now obtain this information or the owner will contact me so I can pay for any damage that I may have unknowingly caused."
The allegation came up during an FBI investigation into allegations that Horne had broken state campaign finance laws. Montgomery announced several weeks ago the allegations in a planned civil enforcement action stem from the FBI investigation into $500,000 of spending by a group that was led by a Horne ally.
Horne said the allegations are completely false.
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