2 Ex-Cops Accused of Pretending to Be On Duty, Taking Drugs and Cash From Suspects
Two former cops have been accused by the Justice Department of pretending to be on duty, and taking drugs and money from the suspects they arrested.
On Friday, the department announced charges against Brendon Jacy Tatum and Joseph Huffaker. Both were officers with the City of Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety Police Services Patrol Division (RPDPS), which was disbanded in January 2017 due to changes in California marijuana law.
The two officers have been charged with conspiracy to commit extortion of money, property and marijuana from suspects they pulled over on a California highway. Tatum is also facing charges of falsification of records in a federal investigation and tax evasion.
Tatum and Huffaker allegedly began impersonating agents with the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), threatening to arrest their suspects and pocketing the items seized from the individuals they pulled over, almost a year after the interdiction team they had served shut down.
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Brendon “Jacy” Tatum
Joseph Huffaker