No substantiation to the accusation, statement says

In a statement, the City of Seneca says there is no substantiation to an accusation that Police Chief John Covington used his influence in any way for special treatment of his son.  Adam Covington was a reserve police officer for Seneca who lost his position when he was arrested and pleaded guilty to a criminal charge.  An attorney for the Zachary Hammond family has raised the Adam Covington case as a question of whether Seneca’s police department is out of control with leadership issues.  However, through its public relations firm, Seneca says an independent, 93-page SLED report of the allegations against Adam Covington was conducted at the request of City Attorney Michael Smith.  The statement reads, “There is no substantiation that Chief Covington used his influence in any way for special treatment of his son.  The SLED report has been publicly available for over a year and has absolutely nothing to do with the three independent investigations concerning Lt. Tiller’s actions in the line of duty July 26.”  The statement concludes saying, “Constant innuendos, false allegations and public disgracing of public officials have no place during these investigations.  Just because hired guns say them does not make them true.”