Three former police officers, Denoris Carter, Dennis Duren, and Dorian Williams, have pleaded guilty to accepting thousands of dollars in cash payments to provide protection during staged drug deals in metro Atlanta.
The undercover operation arose out of an ATF investigation of an Atlanta, Ga., area street and drug gang in August 2011. During the investigation, ATF agents learned from an individual associated with the gang that police officers were involved in protecting the gang’s criminal operations, including drug trafficking crimes.
Between April and September 2012, former Stone Mountain Police Officer Denoris Carter, working together with Jerry Mannery, provided protection for what he and Mannery believed were five separate transactions in the metro Atlanta area, which involved multiple kilograms of cocaine.
For all five transactions, Carter was on duty and dressed in his police uniform. During one transaction, he drove up in his marked patrol vehicle, got out and walked through the parking lot to keep watch over the purported drug deal. During the final transaction, Carter was on foot and wore a gun on his belt.
Denoris Carter pleaded guilty to one count of attempted distribution of cocaine and one count of extortion by accepting a bribe to use his position as a police officer to facilitate the deal. Carter’s sentencing is scheduled for a later date.
The public corruption investigation, conducted by FBI and ATF agents, led to the indictment of ten law enforcement officers. Three of the indicted officers have pleaded guilty.
The three other defendants who pleaded guilty to their roles in the scheme are Shannon Bass, 39, of Atlanta, Ga., Elizabeth Coss, 36, also of Atlanta, and Jerry B. Mannery, 39, of Tucker, Ga.
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Key Facts
- State: Georgia
- Category: Public Corruption|Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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