Note: “This report documents a town in a ‘cold war’—the police are being blocked by the suspect, the “advocate” (Ashli Ford) is going to jail, and school board members feel “attacked” for doing their jobs.”
— From an AI analysis of the 67-page report by Oregon Assistant Police Chief Ryan Spangler
HURON — Today, we are publishing the 67-page investigative report authored by Assistant Chief Ryan Spangler of the Oregon Police Division. This document is the result of a 10-month “employee-review internal investigation” into allegations of misconduct by former Huron School Resource Officer (name redacted).
To the casual observer, the report’s conclusion—that the allegations are “unsubstantiated”—might look like an ending. But for those of us who have followed this saga from the first board meeting in May 2025 to the SRO’s official retirement last month on January 24, 2026, this report is less of a verdict and more of an anatomy of a system in total breakdown.
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Why Publish This Now?
For nearly a year, the citizens of Huron have lived in a fog of “he-said, she-said.” We heard whispers of “inappropriate telecommunications,” “Snapchat logs,” and “boundary violations.” We saw a veteran officer—the only member of the department to ever receive the Medal of Valor—reassigned, then placed on leave, and finally retire.
Yet, as you read these pages, you will find that the “truth” didn’t win; the process simply ran out of breath.
