Ferndale police officer charged with attempted child molestation (Patreon)

[WASHINGTON] – (MTN) – Michael Scott Langton, 46, a veteran officer with the Ferndale, Washington, Police Department, was arrested at his Blaine home around 9 p.m. on Tuesday July 26 on a charge of Criminal Attempt, Solicitation of a Minor. The charges were upgraded on Wednesday to Attempted Child Molestation 2nd Degree.

Langton was booked into Skagit County’s jail following his arrest. Information from the jail only indicates he is being held for another agency and does not list a bail status.

Editor's Note: This started as a footnote story we were going to do a "five fast facts," on, but credit to our writer T C Tunstall for discovering there is a lot more to this story. Officer Langston has a long history. A core pillar of our local coverage is to hold government officials accountable.

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