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Lutcher Police Chief Accused Of Dealing Drugs
POSTED: 12:28 pm CDT August 17, 2005
UPDATED: 5:07 pm CDT August 17, 2005
LUTCHER, La. -- Lutcher Police Chief Corey Pittman was arrested by federal drug agents Wednesday on drug-dealing charges.
The Drug Enforcement Agency said an undercover drug operation has been ongoing for the past three months, during which time undercover agents allegedly bought drugs from Pittman on five different occasions.
The DEA said the sales of crack cocaine and the prescription painkiller hydrocodone netted Pittman $5,200.
Following Pittman's arrest, the DEA,
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FBI and local agents searched his office. Inside, file cabinets were still pulled open, and the only evidence of t
he chief was his picture on a bookshelf.
Pittman is a former St. James Parish sheriff's deputy who was elected police chief in October 2002. He was a popular first-term chief, and residents said a crackdown on drug dealers was one of his campaign promises.
"I think it's dirty, because people we looking up to to protect and serve us, they going out and selling the dope," said one resident.
Lutcher Mayor Troas Poche said he was shocked by the arrest.
"He had drug programs for kids and things like that where he preached against drugs," Poche said. "I'm just totally blown away by it right now."
Poche said he will run the police department until an interim chief is found.
If convicted on all of the counts against him, Pittman faces a maximum sentence of 80 years in prison.
http://www.theneworleanschannel.com/news/4...77/detail.html#
Lutcher Police Chief Accused Of Dealing Drugs
POSTED: 12:28 pm CDT August 17, 2005
UPDATED: 5:07 pm CDT August 17, 2005
LUTCHER, La. -- Lutcher Police Chief Corey Pittman was arrested by federal drug agents Wednesday on drug-dealing charges.
The Drug Enforcement Agency said an undercover drug operation has been ongoing for the past three months, during which time undercover agents allegedly bought drugs from Pittman on five different occasions.
The DEA said the sales of crack cocaine and the prescription painkiller hydrocodone netted Pittman $5,200.
Following Pittman's arrest, the DEA,
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r
FBI and local agents searched his office. Inside, file cabinets were still pulled open, and the only evidence of t
he chief was his picture on a bookshelf.
Pittman is a former St. James Parish sheriff's deputy who was elected police chief in October 2002. He was a popular first-term chief, and residents said a crackdown on drug dealers was one of his campaign promises.
"I think it's dirty, because people we looking up to to protect and serve us, they going out and selling the dope," said one resident.
Lutcher Mayor Troas Poche said he was shocked by the arrest.
"He had drug programs for kids and things like that where he preached against drugs," Poche said. "I'm just totally blown away by it right now."
Poche said he will run the police department until an interim chief is found.
If convicted on all of the counts against him, Pittman faces a maximum sentence of 80 years in prison.
