15 Oct 2012
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Missouri police officer was sent to 57 months in prison for stealing,
selling and distributing marijuana that were seized from criminals, FBI
said in a news release.
According to court documents, Larry Davis was assigned as a
supervisory Sergeant to the Central Patrol Division-Special Operations
Group responsible for conducting investigations into illegal gang
activities and illegal drug distribution. Larry Davis admitted with his
plea that between October 2010 and January 2012, he visited various
package delivery company branch facilities in St. Louis in his official
capacity as a police officer and seized packages that were suspected of
containing marijuana. Instead of taking the seized packages to the
police department or to the police laboratory, and unbeknownst to the
package delivery companies, Larry Davis took the seized packages to his
personal residence on Eichelberger in the city of St. Louis or to his
co-defendant brother’s residence in St. Louis County. He and his
brother, co-defendant Linus Davis, opened the packages and removed the
concealed marijuana, which they later sold and distributed for their own
personal gain. In order to conceal his criminal conduct, Larry Davis
failed to submit police reports regarding the package seizures. As part
of their guilty pleas, the brothers have agreed to the forfeiture of two
vehicles used in their conspiracy, as well as cash seized during the
execution of a search warrant at Larry Davis’ residence.
“The fact that Davis was a police officer and was willing to conduct this criminal activity is extremely disappointing. However, the greatest damage done in this case is how he undermined the public’s trust in law enforcement,” said Special Agent in Charge Dean C. Bryant of the FBI St. Louis Division.
“The fact that Davis was a police officer and was willing to conduct this criminal activity is extremely disappointing. However, the greatest damage done in this case is how he undermined the public’s trust in law enforcement,” said Special Agent in Charge Dean C. Bryant of the FBI St. Louis Division.
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