Ohio police chief Barry Carpenter faces over twenty years in prison if convicted of the handful of felony charges against him. Carpenter is accused of breaking into the home of Michelle Ross, the woman who acted as a surrogate for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick' twins, who were born on June 22, 2009.http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/6556185.html

Carpenter, along with his alleged co-conspirator, Bridgeport, Ohio, Police chief Chad Dojack are accused of planning to break in and remove items from Michelle Ross' house. Prosecutor T. Shawn Hervey alleges that the men planned to steal items that proved that Ross was the surrogate to the Parker and Broderick's twins and then sell these items to celebrity photographers. Both men plead not guilty to all charges at their arraignment, which was held on July 31, 2009.http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/6556185.html