CAPE GIRARDEAU — Dr. Richard Flotron, former Southeast Missouri State University Campus Police chief, was terminated from his position and charged with two felony counts of forgery and two misdemeanor counts of unauthorized use of testing materials.

During an interview with investigators, Flotron stated that he did not manually change students' answers, provide answers, or give hints. He also stated that he probably submitted a test for a student who was too scared to submit it themself. According to a probable cause statement, Flotron claimed a delay occurred in the December 2025 exam because it was administered through the state's POST board and some students had difficulties obtaining necessary credentials. He stated that students were instructed to bring their laptops to him before submitting the test so that their scores could be recorded.

The investigating officer wrote that Flotron denied giving any answers or hints to students but "could not give a good answer on why cadets were with him for an extended period of time or why he had control of their laptops." Some students allegedly spent up to 22 minutes with Flotron while submitting their exams. One student interviewed in the investigation stated that while Flotron had her laptop, she saw him change two answers before submitting the test for her. Another student alleged that Flotron commented on one of her answers that he "wouldn't pick that one."

Captain Jason Morgan has been serving as the interim University Chief of Police since April 30.