Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
A San Antonio Police officer faces federal charges after his own department arrested him on accusations of planting false evidence and demanding cash from a crime victim, KHOU.com reports.
The joint sting operation by the police department and FBI led to Officer Curtis W. Lundy’s arrest Thursday .
The incident happened on Dec. 15 after Kumail Jusab of East Africa told authorities he was assaulted at an apartment.
When Lundy arrived, he demanded money and searched Jusab’s car, where he planted pot and threatened to arrest the man, police allege, according to KHOU.com.
“He kept telling me also, ‘You want your license? You know, you want your record to be clean? It’s only $400,’ and he wanted $400 on the spot. And I didn’t have the money on me.” Jusab told KHOU.com.
