By Andrew Emett Jackson, MS — Accused of providing protection to drug dealers, violating civil rights, and robbing two undercover FBI agents, Officer Bryan Jones was terminated from the Jackson Police Department and charged with abusing his authority to commit extortion. The FBI began investigating into Jones over a year ago after local residents repeatedly complained about the dirty cop.
According to the indictment, Jones used his position as a cop to collect fees from local drug dealers in exchange for protection and police intelligence. Not only did Jones provide the drug dealers with the time and locations of police task force operations, he …read more