Arundel police chief subpoenaed in Leopold inquiry

The Anne Arundel County police chief has been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury investigating whether County Executive John R. Leopold misused government resources, sources told The Sun's Nicole Fuller.

Col. James E. Teare, Sr., the highest ranking county employee called to testify since the state prosecutor began investigating Leopold's use of his security detail, arrived Thursday morning at the county circuit court in downtown Annapolis and strode through the courthouse wearing his police uniform and shaking hands with acquaintances at about 10:15 a.m.

"Whatever I'm able to say, I'll tell you," said Teare, before walking into the state's attorney's office, where the grand jury meets. Teare added: "I'm not represented by a lawyer."

Teare's appearance before the grand jury marks the latest development in the months-long investigation into Leopold. The state prosecutor's office began investigating Leopold's use of his county-financed police security detail earlier this year.

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