A Police Constable has been jailed for 12 months after pleading guilty to misconduct in public officer. PC Keith Wallis was accused of falsely claiming he saw a row between former Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell and officers in Downing Street.
A police officer accused of falsely claiming to have witnessed a row between Sutton Coldfield MP Andrew Mitchell and another officer has pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office at the Old Bailey.
PC Keith Wallis was charged after sending an email to Conservative deputy chief whip John Randall, inaccurately claiming he had seen the dispute between Mitchell and PC Toby Rowland in Downing Street.
Mitchell admitted that he swore during the row, but denied PC Rowland's claim he called him a 'pleb'.
PC Wallis is due to be sentenced on February 6.
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