Three Mt. Olive Police Officers Accused Of Targeting Hispanic Motorists
Friday, September 10, 2004 at 06:22PM
TheSpook
Three Mount Olive police officers are off the job after being
accused of stealing money from citizens. Mt. Olive OfficersSgt. Josh
Ehnert, Patrolman David Johnson and Sr. Patrolman Freddie Southerland
have been suspended from the Mount Olive Police The three
officers -- Sgt. Josh Ehnert, Patrolman David Johnson and senior
Patrolman Freddie Southerland -- are at the center of a criminal
investigation. According to search warrants, the officers are accused
of targeting Hispanic men at traffic stops and taking money out of
their wallets. According to a search warrant, an undercover agent with
the State Bureau of Investigation posing as a Hispanic driver was
pulled over by Ehnert. The warrant says the officer took more that $300
from the agent. [more ]
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