Ernest B. Cecil

<em></em>Ernest B. Cecil, was sentenced to 12 years in a federal prison on Friday for his role in conspiring to sell drugs.<br />While he was a police officer, Cecil, 50, and former Metro Officer Charles Williams III robbed another drug dealer of cocaine but made it look like a legitimate law enforcement stop.<br />Their actions allowed Cecil's nephew, Corey Cecil, to escape with the cocaine and make $70,000 from the sale, officials said.<br />The nephew testified against the pair, who were both convicted

Ernest B. Cecil

Ernest B. Cecil, was sentenced to 12 years in a federal prison on Friday for his role in conspiring to sell drugs. While he was a police off...

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Ernest Cecil

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrifZbq1Y7C7BNYFSYLGEWjzPlTu7s3SrCMDmQaihDB48lRXiC7NeVhIJaDSXZhjBRZwW_CQwIvr9EFnvwjCLF-bHIZJwJBPcaeVsLHIBK1dXDNKgdkX0oZtqKIXVfiIkzgJQF38RQP0/s1600-h/7589073_BG1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152909276151999330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrifZbq1Y7C7BNYFSYLGEWjzPlTu7s3SrCMDmQaihDB48lRXiC7NeVhIJaDSXZhjBRZwW_CQwIvr9EFnvwjCLF-bHIZJwJBPcaeVsLHIBK1dXDNKgdkX0oZtqKIXVfiIkzgJQF38RQP0/s320/7589073_BG1.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />Ernest Cecil on one count of conspiracy to distribute over 500 grams of cocaine; one count of aiding and abetting the possession with the intent to distribute over 500 kilograms of cocaine in violation; one count of robbery; and one count of brandishing a firearm during a drug robbery, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's office.former Metro police officer has been sentenced to serve 12 years in federal prison for convictions on federal drug and robbery charges. <br />Evidence presented during the four-day trial showed that Cecil helped and protected his nephew Corey Cecil's drug distribution activities for more than two years.<br />Cecil warned his nephew about police investigations including advising him to change his telephone number when his name was mentioned in connection with the investigations.<br />Cecil also arranged for his nephew's traffic tickets to be dismissed.<br />The trial also revealed that Ernest Cecil participated in a drug robbery in 2003.<br />He also arranged a pseudo drug bust with another former officer Charles R. Williams. In a separate trial last January, Williams was convicted of misprision of a felony for his involvement in the April 2003 robbery, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's office.

Ernest Cecil

Ernest Cecil on one count of conspiracy to distribute over 500 grams of cocaine; one count of aiding and abetting the possession with the in...

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