LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) - A former state trooper was arrested on Tuesday for charges of solicitation of prostitution and computer tampering, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

ALEA told News 19 that former Senior Trooper Paul Wesley Richey turned himself in to the Limestone County Sheriff's Office on Sept. 9.

He was booked into the Limestone County Jail on charges of solicitation of prostitution and computer tampering. The charges stem from an ongoing investigation led by ALEA and the State Bureau of Investigation.

News 19 found court documents that allege former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Senior Trooper Paul Wesley Richey accessed a law enforcement database without authorization.

ALEA also said that Richey resigned from his position on Monday, Sept. 8. They sai

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