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Records: Failed search allowed gun in jail

Document quotes officer: ‘This is all my fault’

CLOVIS — The Clovis police officer who brought a criminal suspect into the Curry County jail on Feb. 1 was heard to say, “This is all my fault,” after the suspect pulled a gun, took a hostage and eventually shot himself, records show.

Curry County of...