Harrisburg Police Officer Caught Buying Cocaine In Sting Operation In Cumberland County

A 28-year-old police officer with the Harrisburg Bureau of police has been caught buying what he thought was cocaine in an undercover sting in Cumberland County, authorities say.

Justin Thomas Taylor, was arrested during "a drug enforcement operation being run jointly by the Cumberland County and Dauphin County Drug Task Forces," as stated in a release by the Cumberland County District Attorney's office on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.

Task Force Officers "learned that a police officer may be a customer of the person they were investigating for the sale of illegal drugs," during a warranted search on Feb. 16, 2023

Former WCSO deputy gets probation in plea deal

A former deputy with the Wichita County Sheriff’s Office facing a total of 13 charges related to alleged sexual misconduct against inmates won’t serve any time in jail after reaching a plea deal on Wednesday, February 22, 2023.

Brett Alan Brasher, 51, of Wichita Falls, entered a plea of guilty on Wednesday morning to one count of violating the civil rights of a person in custody, one count of solicitation of prostitution, and three counts of official oppression, according to court documents.

Brasher was sentenced to five years of probation on the civil rights violations and the count of solicitation of prostitution. He received two years of probation on the other three charges. Prosecutors agreed to dismiss the six other charges against Brasher as a part of the plea bargain.

Tennessee bill would allow officers to carry guns while under the influence

A bill working its way through the Tennessee legislature would allow police officers in Tennessee to carry weapons while under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances.

The bill is sponsored by Republican senator Joey Hensley of Hohenwald, Tennessee. As introduced, the bill would also allow for guns to be brought into parks and college campuses.

But, the bill would prohibit anyone, including people permitted to carry firearms under federal law, from carrying weapons on elementary, middle and high school campuses, expect by what the bill simply identified as "certain persons".

The bill has been referred to the state senate judiciary committee for consideration.

2 Florida corrections officers charged for allegedly throwing boiling water at inmates

Two correction officers in Florida have been arrested and charged for allegedly throwing hot water from a water dispenser onto inmates, resulting in burns, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno announced on Wednesday.

In a series of tweets, Marceno said two corrections officers with the Lee County Sheriff's Office — Casey Howell and Enzo Finamore — were fired after injuries were discovered on an inmate during routine checks.

Deputies notified their supervisor about the injuries, which lead to an investigation that found three inmates had first and second degree burns.