Former Damascus Police Chief Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges
Tony Richardson
Published: March 25, 2009
Updated: March 25, 2009
ABINGDON, Va.—A former police chief of Damascus, Va., pleaded guilty in Washington County Circuit Court today to seven drug-related charges.
In a plea agreement, Tony Richardson admitted selling methamphetamine and prescription drugs while police chief. In return for the plea, the prosecution dropped nine additional drug-related charges.
In October, Richardson pleaded guilty to two other drug-related charges.
Richardson faces a maximum sentence of 85 years in prison when sentenced on all charges in May.
After the hearing, he was taken to the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail in Abingdon.
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You seriously don’t believe that do you?
They are part of the general population,and in that population there are people who use and deal narcotics. Ask yourself who has more opportunity and access to large supplies. Ever been to or heard about one of their parties?
OMG! And to think that these are the one’s that we depend on to ‘protect’ us.
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