Former Eagle Grove PD officer charged after allegedly sending explicit images to minor

By: Matt Scher, [email protected]

Eagle Grove, IA – A former Eagle Grove police officer has been charged in allegedly sending explicit images to a minor while on duty.

The former officer, 27-year-old Colt Richardson, is charged with Dissemination and Exhibition of Obscene Material to a Minor. He was arrested Monday. According to court documents, Richardson allegedly sent two images over Snapchat on December 6 of last year. Court documents claim he knew he was sending the images to a minor.

Eagle Grove Police have stated that Richardson is no longer with the department. Richardson’s preliminary hearing is set for January 30 at 1:30 p.m. in Wright County District Court.