A prominent federal narcotics prosecutor was caught on police body cam footage trying to give his Department of Justice business card to officers who arrived at his Florida home to investigate a hit-and-run on the Fourth of July.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A DEA undercover agent in Florida is accused of tapping a Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy on the head during a DUI stop last December, the Palm Beach Post reports. The agent apparently became frustrated during a field sobriety test. “You’re under arrest for DUI,” PBSO deputy Patrick Zeitz said. Then,…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI agent who operated a sex crimes task force in Georgia is accused of using his position to get out of at least three drunken driving investigations, CBS in Atlanta reports. Ken Hillman, who ran the northwest Georgia Crimes Against Children Task Force, abused his authority while being pulled over on…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Vermont woman who was charged with drunken driving will walk away after a judge ruled the U.S. Border Patrol held her illegally, the Associated Press reports. Judge Howard Van Benthuysen said Border Patrol agents did not have the right to take Meaghan Leary’s keys from her, which effectively forced her to…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating one of its own after he allegedly used his badge to avoid arrest for drunken driving in Georgia, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports. Fort Oglethorpe police say Special Agent Ken Hillman received special treatment after getting pulled over for drinking and driving. For the first time, the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Utah Highway Patrol trooper appears to be under FBI investigation after a judge revealed she lied during testimony in a drunken-driving case, KUTV reports. The question is whether Trooper Lisa Steed, who has been fired, violated the civil rights of the person accused in the DUI, KUTV reported. At least one…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Jury selection is to begin Monday in Prince George’s County, Md., in suburban D.C. for a former FBI agent accused of causing a drunken driving crash that killed an 18-year-old in February 2011, the Washington Examiner reports. Adrian N. Johnson, who was dismissed from the bureau shortly after the accident, faces nine…
