2 White Cops Steal Weed From Evidence Locker, Sell It, and Get Off With Probation Because Their Fami

gb123

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this is classic :)



2 White Cops Steal Weed From Evidence Locker, Sell It, and Get Off With Probation Because Their Families Had ‘Already Suffered’



Logan August (L) and Derrick Penney (R) (turnto23.com video screenshot)

Imagine being a sheriff’s deputy and being so white that after you and your fellow deputy confess to stealing weed from the sheriff’s office evidence locker, selling it in the community with the help of a former snitch who puts it out on the street for you, then sharing the profits in a three-way split, a federal judge takes pity on you, your wives and your families and lets you off with probation.

Such is the case for two deputies with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office in Bakersfield, Calif. Logan August and Derrick Penney appeared in a federal courtroom in Fresno on Monday for sentencing, and Bakersfield.com reports that U.S. District Judge Lawrence O’Neill was “clearly moved by the defendants’ remorse, their decision to voluntarily confess everything to investigators, the pain the families have already suffered, and the unwavering support the two wives have given their husbands.”

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The judge reportedly asked the wives, Tiffany August and Callie Penney, to stand in the courtroom and said, “Being the wife of a law enforcement officer is not easy. Being the wife of a fallen law enforcement officer is even more difficult.”




O’Neill reportedly said the wives had taken the brunt of the suffering caused by the acts of their husbands. He praised them for not leaving their husbands and for standing by them throughout the circumstances.

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“The both of you should be proud,” O’Neill said.

Penney was formerly assigned to the Gang Suppression Section-Investigations Unit, and August was assigned to the Major Vendors Narcotics Unit of the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.

The two officers were accused of conspiring with Bakersfield Police Department Detective Patrick Mara and his one-time police partner Damacio Diaz, both of whom were sentenced last year to five years in federal prison for stealing methamphetamine and putting it back on the streets. Both Mara and Diaz admitted to their crimes.


The two former deputies “quietly” made plea agreements with federal prosecutors that were not announced to the public, Bakersfield.com reports. They agreed to plead guilty in federal court to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana.

From Bakersfield.com:

The two deputies “abused” their positions of trust and authority, the plea agreement states, “to take for unlawful personal gain marijuana plants from KCSO property that had been seized in the course of … marijuana eradication operations.

“On or about September 19, 2014, in furtherance of this conspiracy, Penney and KCSO Deputy August used their KCSO-issued keys to gain access” to the department’s marijuana storage unit.

They admitted to cutting the tops off plants and placing them in trash bags. The stolen pot was stored at Penney’s home until another co-conspirator retrieved the stolen pot, and with the knowledge of the deputies, trimmed the crop into usable marijuana, the documents say.

The pot — about eight pounds worth of saleable material — was then returned on multiple occasions to Penney. The deputy then delivered the product, over a period of time to August, who provided it to an individual who had previously worked for him as a confidential informant.

That individual sold the weed and shared the profits with August, who then shared the money with Penney.

They both faced a maximum of five years in prison each, a fine of $250,000 each, and a minimum of two years of supervised release along with other penalties.

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According to Bakersfield.com, they could also be subject to asset forfeiture if their property is determined to be the fruit of ill-gotten gains.

(Gonna guess that last thing doesn’t happen though.)

The case against the two officers was a result of a joint investigation by the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Bakersfield Police Department with assistance from the Kern County Sheriff’s office.

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They pleaded guilty in federal court May 15.

Prosecutors recommended a sentence of 9 months in prison for August, who they saw as being guiltier and more heavily involved in the operation than Penney. In their sentencing memorandum they wrote that they felt the sentence was appropriate in part “because the need to deter police corruption of this kind is of paramount importance.”

Bakersfield.com reports that the prosecutors said, “Defendant’s actions were motivated by greed, and he committed these crimes repeatedly over a nine-month period. His conduct has tarnished the reputation of the KCSO.”

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For Penney, prosecutors simply recommended probation, because there was no evidence of his criminal activity beyond his one-time theft of marijuana from the evidence locker, and also because he was the first to go admit his crimes to the authorities. He reportedly also convinced August and Mara to come clean as well.

There was reportedly a lot of dramatic testimony at the sentencing hearing from people like August’s younger sister and his wife.

Penney did not have anyone speak on his behalf, but he apologized for breaking his oath to uphold the law and protect the community.

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I imagine there are a great many wives and girlfriends who have stood by their man during a drug investigation and trial. I imagine there are many children who have sat in the county jail day room, waiting to see a jailed father who may not ever come home again after trial and sentencing.

I imagine there are plenty of mothers, aunts, grandmothers and sisters who have depended on what little bit of the drug money the male offenders in their family have provided for them, just as these wives likely did.

I don’t imagine anyone getting that kind of response from a judge though.

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While Jeff Sessions continues to work to put poor black and brown bodies in jail, these two white deputies will walk freely in the community with their families by their side. They are free to find another job and keep earning for their families.

If only people considered criminals, which these cops in fact are, got that same consideration.
 

dagwood45431

Well-Known Member
this is classic :)



2 White Cops Steal Weed From Evidence Locker, Sell It, and Get Off With Probation Because Their Families Had ‘Already Suffered’



Logan August (L) and Derrick Penney (R) (turnto23.com video screenshot)

Imagine being a sheriff’s deputy and being so white that after you and your fellow deputy confess to stealing weed from the sheriff’s office evidence locker, selling it in the community with the help of a former snitch who puts it out on the street for you, then sharing the profits in a three-way split, a federal judge takes pity on you, your wives and your families and lets you off with probation.

Such is the case for two deputies with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office in Bakersfield, Calif. Logan August and Derrick Penney appeared in a federal courtroom in Fresno on Monday for sentencing, and Bakersfield.com reports that U.S. District Judge Lawrence O’Neill was “clearly moved by the defendants’ remorse, their decision to voluntarily confess everything to investigators, the pain the families have already suffered, and the unwavering support the two wives have given their husbands.”

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The judge reportedly asked the wives, Tiffany August and Callie Penney, to stand in the courtroom and said, “Being the wife of a law enforcement officer is not easy. Being the wife of a fallen law enforcement officer is even more difficult.”




O’Neill reportedly said the wives had taken the brunt of the suffering caused by the acts of their husbands. He praised them for not leaving their husbands and for standing by them throughout the circumstances.

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“The both of you should be proud,” O’Neill said.

Penney was formerly assigned to the Gang Suppression Section-Investigations Unit, and August was assigned to the Major Vendors Narcotics Unit of the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.

The two officers were accused of conspiring with Bakersfield Police Department Detective Patrick Mara and his one-time police partner Damacio Diaz, both of whom were sentenced last year to five years in federal prison for stealing methamphetamine and putting it back on the streets. Both Mara and Diaz admitted to their crimes.


The two former deputies “quietly” made plea agreements with federal prosecutors that were not announced to the public, Bakersfield.com reports. They agreed to plead guilty in federal court to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana.

From Bakersfield.com:

The two deputies “abused” their positions of trust and authority, the plea agreement states, “to take for unlawful personal gain marijuana plants from KCSO property that had been seized in the course of … marijuana eradication operations.

“On or about September 19, 2014, in furtherance of this conspiracy, Penney and KCSO Deputy August used their KCSO-issued keys to gain access” to the department’s marijuana storage unit.

They admitted to cutting the tops off plants and placing them in trash bags. The stolen pot was stored at Penney’s home until another co-conspirator retrieved the stolen pot, and with the knowledge of the deputies, trimmed the crop into usable marijuana, the documents say.

The pot — about eight pounds worth of saleable material — was then returned on multiple occasions to Penney. The deputy then delivered the product, over a period of time to August, who provided it to an individual who had previously worked for him as a confidential informant.

That individual sold the weed and shared the profits with August, who then shared the money with Penney.

They both faced a maximum of five years in prison each, a fine of $250,000 each, and a minimum of two years of supervised release along with other penalties.

Advertisement




According to Bakersfield.com, they could also be subject to asset forfeiture if their property is determined to be the fruit of ill-gotten gains.

(Gonna guess that last thing doesn’t happen though.)

The case against the two officers was a result of a joint investigation by the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Bakersfield Police Department with assistance from the Kern County Sheriff’s office.

Advertisement




They pleaded guilty in federal court May 15.

Prosecutors recommended a sentence of 9 months in prison for August, who they saw as being guiltier and more heavily involved in the operation than Penney. In their sentencing memorandum they wrote that they felt the sentence was appropriate in part “because the need to deter police corruption of this kind is of paramount importance.”

Bakersfield.com reports that the prosecutors said, “Defendant’s actions were motivated by greed, and he committed these crimes repeatedly over a nine-month period. His conduct has tarnished the reputation of the KCSO.”

Advertisement




For Penney, prosecutors simply recommended probation, because there was no evidence of his criminal activity beyond his one-time theft of marijuana from the evidence locker, and also because he was the first to go admit his crimes to the authorities. He reportedly also convinced August and Mara to come clean as well.

There was reportedly a lot of dramatic testimony at the sentencing hearing from people like August’s younger sister and his wife.

Penney did not have anyone speak on his behalf, but he apologized for breaking his oath to uphold the law and protect the community.

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I imagine there are a great many wives and girlfriends who have stood by their man during a drug investigation and trial. I imagine there are many children who have sat in the county jail day room, waiting to see a jailed father who may not ever come home again after trial and sentencing.

I imagine there are plenty of mothers, aunts, grandmothers and sisters who have depended on what little bit of the drug money the male offenders in their family have provided for them, just as these wives likely did.

I don’t imagine anyone getting that kind of response from a judge though.

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While Jeff Sessions continues to work to put poor black and brown bodies in jail, these two white deputies will walk freely in the community with their families by their side. They are free to find another job and keep earning for their families.

If only people considered criminals, which these cops in fact are, got that same consideration.
Justice in the USA.
 

cannadan

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why does it matter what color.?...fallen cop is a fallen cop....
they found out its hard to play both sides of the fence...and should be doing time for the theft...regardless of what they stole...
if anyone else broke into a police locker and stole.. so much as an iphone from it ...they be seeing lots of steel bars....in a different police locker...
 

CalyxCrusher

Well-Known Member
why does it matter what color.?...fallen cop is a fallen cop....
they found out its hard to play both sides of the fence...and should be doing time for the theft...regardless of what they stole...
if anyone else broke into a police locker and stole.. so much as an iphone from it ...they be seeing lots of steel bars....in a different police locker...
It matters due to the wave of neo Marxist/post modern ideology that has plagued our education system. Now we have this whole "white privilege" rhetoric .

You are absolutely right, their ethnicity has nothing to do with it, except baiting people into racial and identity politics. All the rage these past few years dont ya know
 

TacoMac

Well-Known Member
Deplorable.

Even as first offenses, they should have done time. This was not a couple ounces they had. This was POUNDS of it. What's more, it was evidence.

I can understand the city wanting to save not only the money that the trials would cost, but the embarrassment of having it stretch out over a long period of time, but I'm sorry: this is beyond the pale.

If that's any Tom, Dick or Harry that did that, they're going to get 3 years, probably lose their homes and cars (they were used in the ongoing enterprise) and been fined 6 figures each. But since they're cops they essentially walk.

It's complete bullshit. If anything, they should be hit even harder than a typical citizen. It is THEY who took an oath, not anybody else. And they're going to just walk away from it.

It's a complete farce and not even REMOTELY justifiable by any standard.
 
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