Atlanta officer confesses to cover-up

Despite past denials, an Atlanta officer has confessed he had a role in the fatal shooting of an elderly woman in a botched drug raid and its cover-up.

At a hearing yesterday, prosecutors said officer Arthur Tesler admitted to FBI agents he teamed with other officers to lie about having enough proof of drug activity for a “no-knock” search warrant to burst into the home 92-year old Kathryn Johnston.

Tesler’s attorney says his client was a rookie in the Atlanta narcotics unit and NOT as culpable as the more experienced officers in the case who have pleaded guilty to more serious charges and await sentencing.

Telser plead NOT guilty to charges of violating his oath and making false statements and false imprisonment. His trial is set for April.