Between October 24, 2007, and September 7, 2010, Detective Coates knowingly withheld information about Corey Andrew Barr’s illegal possession of a firearm used in a gang-related shooting. Coates failed to inform his superiors despite direct questioning. He pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony, resigned from the department, and is barred from future law enforcement employment.([justice.gov](https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/former-st-joseph-police-detective-pleads-guilty-withholding-information-about-illegal?utm_source=openai))
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