Two former Rohnert Park police officers were sentenced Wednesday to federal prison for their involvement in a scheme to steal and resell marijuana from people they pulled over along Highway 101.
Former Officer Joseph Huffaker was sentenced to 20 months in federal custody. His partner and former Sgt. Brendon Jacy Tatum was sentenced to 30 months. Both sentences are to be followed by three years of supervised release.
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KQED first reported eight years ago on allegations from drivers who came forward to say that officers from Rohnert Park had stolen marijuana from them during traffic stops along Highway 101. Even after Wednesday’s sentencing, broader questions remain in the scandal that exposed failures in Northern California law enforcement during the final years of marijuana prohibition.
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