Former Ohio Prosecutor Fired After Using Facebook to Pose As Accused Killer's Ex-Girlfriend

Former Assistant County Prosecutor Aaron Brockler, 35, was fired after he admitted to posing as a woman on Facebook to get information from an accused killer's alibi witnesses.

Brockler was the lead prosecutor in the murder case of Damon Dunn, 29, for the shooting of Kenneth "Blue" Adams on May 18, 2012. He told the Cleveland Plain Dealer he was wrongfully terminated.

"Law enforcement, including prosecutors, have long engaged in the practice of using a ruse to obtain the truth," Brockler told the newspaper. "I think the public is better off for what I did."

Brockler posed as a fake ex-girlfriend of the suspect on Facebook and talked to Dunn's alibi witness via chats, according to reports. Brockler claims his attempt to get the truth out of both alibi witnesses worked, saying one female witness was ready to go to the prosecution.

"She said she wasn't at the beach with him and she wasn't going to lie for him," he said. "They both wanted the truth to be known."

County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty disagrees with Brockler's claims, calling his actions unethical and a disgrace to the office.

"By creating false evidence, lying to witnesses as well as another prosecutor, Aaron Brockler has damaged the prosecution's chances in a murder case where a totally innocent man was killed at his work," McGinty told Fox News.

Brockler believed breaking Dunn's alibi was crucial to the murder case.

"I didn't share my technique with him, but we talked about the importance of breaking the alibis," Brockler told the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Unless I could break this guy's alibi a murderer might be walking on the street. There was such a small window of opportunity, I had to act fast."

McGinty reportedly gave Brockler a chance to explain his actions, but said contradictory statements lead to his termination. McGinty knew he had to act quickly to fix the situation.

"As soon as we learned of Aaron Brockler's actions we removed this office from the case, informed the court and the defense, handed the case off to the Ohio Attorney General's office, and began the disciplinary investigation that this week led to Aaron Brockler's dismissal," McGinty told Fox News.