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Probationary Cop Caught with 80 Pot Plants
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A probationary Buffalo Police Officer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for growing and selling marijuana.
James Hamilton, Sr., 29, of Buffalo, New York, was convicted of distribution of marijuana and handed down the sentence by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny on [date].
“A uniform is only as good as the person who wears it,” said U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. “While the vast majority of police officers are role models for us all, this Office will not hesitate to act where, as here, a member of law enforcement violates his oath and breaks the law.”
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy C. Lynch, who handled the case, Hamilton sold a half pound of marijuana to a confidential source working with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Erie County Sheriff’s Department on November 20, 2013.
At the time of the sale, Hamilton possessed his Buffalo Police issued .40 caliber Glock handgun. Following the sale, the defendant was arrested and a search warrant was executed at his residence at 165 Floss Avenue in Buffalo.
During the search, officers seized approximately 80 marijuana plants, three to four pounds of processed marijuana and a shotgun. As a result, the defendant no longer works for the Buffalo Police Department.
The sentencing is the culmination of an investigation by the Buffalo Police Department, under the direction of Commissioner Daniel Derenda, the Erie County Sheriff’s Department, under the direction of Sheriff Timothy Howard, and the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Jamie J. Hunt, Acting Special Agent in Charge, New York Field Division.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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