Lousiana - Former police officer sentenced to jail
New Orleans - A former New Orleans police officer pleaded guilty today to one count of malfeasance in office and was sentenced to one year in jail. The sentence was the result of a plea agreement between the district attorney's office and Donald Baptiste.
The charge stemmed from a sting operation conducted by the police department's Public Integrity Bureau following citizen complaints alleging he had taken money from arrested subjects before bringing them to jail.
The operation caught Baptiste removing 251 dollars in marked money from an informant and failing to turn the money in, police said.
Baptiste was ordered to begin his sentence on April 16th 2007.
The Associated Press.
Retrieved March 21, 2007 from http://www.katc.com/global/story.asp?s=6249739
The charge stemmed from a sting operation conducted by the police department's Public Integrity Bureau following citizen complaints alleging he had taken money from arrested subjects before bringing them to jail.
The operation caught Baptiste removing 251 dollars in marked money from an informant and failing to turn the money in, police said.
Baptiste was ordered to begin his sentence on April 16th 2007.
The Associated Press.
Retrieved March 21, 2007 from http://www.katc.com/global/story.asp?s=6249739