(KAIR)--Charges are filed against the former Valley Falls Chief of Police whose termination last month led to a public outcry against the Valley Falls City Commission's move.

Now, Carolyn Ann Clark, commonly known as "Carrie," is charged with one misdemeanor count of Unlawful Request for Emergency Service Assistance, according to the complaint filed Friday afternoon in Jefferson County District Court by Special Prosecutor Bethany Lee, of the Jefferson County Attorney's Office.

The complaint alleges that on February 28, Clark "knowingly transmitted or communicated, in any manner, false or misleading information to request law enforcement, fire, medical, or other emergency service assistance and there was no reasonable ground to believe emergency service assistance was needed, in violation of state statute.

Clark is scheduled to make her first appearance in court October 10th.

Also charged for the same alleged violation, apparently in conjunction with Clark, is Robert Taylor, a former Valley Falls Police Officer who currently serves as the Chief of Police for the City of McLouth.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation oversaw the investigation leading to the filing of the complaints.

MSC Radio News reached out to the City of Valley Falls for comment on the matter, with City Attorney Andrew Werring, in email correspondence saying, "the City is aware of the recent filings but is unable to comment on the ongoing criminal prosecution of former Chief Clark and former Officer Taylor and their roles regarding actions that took place while they were employed by the City of Valley Falls."

Clark was terminated August 6 on a 3-1 vote of the Valley Falls City Commission, which offered, at that time, no reason for the decision.