NORTH HAVERHILL — A Grafton County Superior Court judge has denied a New Hampshire police officer’s request to be removed from the Exculpatory Evidence Schedule, also known as the Laurie List.

The officer, who is identified only as “AB” in court filings but worked in Grafton County, is on the list because of a 2007 incident in Haverhill where there were allegations of a falsified police report and false testimony. In the incident, Officer AB drew a weapon on a prisoner claiming the prisoner had his hand in his pocket as though he were reaching for a weapon.

The officer then documented what happened “inaccurately” and self-reported what happened in 2011, according to the officer’s petition.

In late 2018, the officer filed a petition in Superior Court asking the county attorney to be removed from the list.

In February, Grafton County Attorney Marcie Hornick originally agreed to remove the officer from the Laurie List, but two weeks later rescinded her decision, saying she lacked authority to take such an action.

A message left for the officer’s attorney, Gabriel Nizetic of Plymouth, N.H., was not immediately returned on Tuesday.

The Laurie List is intended to let prosecutors know which officers have truthfulness or credibility issues. That way, they can make defendants, who are entitled to all evidence that is exculpatory, aware of such issues.

The New Hampshire ACLU filed a motion to become a party to the case. The group argued that Hornick had no legal authority to remove the officer and that it needs to protect criminal defendants’ rights because no one else does.

“Every person has a right to due process when interacting with the criminal justice system, and that includes evidence that police officer witnesses may have been dishonest in the past,” said Henry Klementowicz, staff attorney at the N.H. ACLU. “This lawsuit further highlights why the list should be made a public document.”

According to the April 9 order from Judge Lawrence MacLeod, the state attorney general, not county attorneys, “is the sole executive officer with the authority to remove or decertify a police officer” from the Laurie List.

The names of the officers on the Laurie List are not publicly available.

The ACLU also is currently a part of a lawsuit against the state, as are several media organizations, including the Valley News, who contend the names on the list should be public and are subject to release under the state’s right-to-know law.

Daniela Vidal Allee can be reached at dallee@vnews.com or 603-727-3211.