A Montgomery County police officer who arrested a man for drunken driving was indicted on perjury charges after a defense attorney produced video of the defendant sleeping in the back seat of the car when the officer arrived.
Officer Dina Hoffman was charged with one count of perjury and one count of misconduct in office. Hoffman is accused of testifying in court that George Zaliev had been behind the wheel of a black Lexus when she first encountered him. But surveillance video from a nearby building shows Zaliev was in the back seat of the car when she pulled up in her patrol car.
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Police say Hoffman, a three-year veteran of the Montgomery County force, is now on administrative leave.
– Scott McCabe
