Break gives Delta Blues ex-officer just 4 more months in pen
Posted: August 2, 2012 at 4:22 a.m.
A former Phillips County law enforcement officer who in January was the first of five indicted officers to plead guilty in a federal corruption case was given a slight break when sentenced Wednesday to 14 months in prison. Robert “Bam Bam” Rogers’ extortion charge stemmed from his stint as a Helena-West Helena police officer, a job he held after being forced to resign in August 2007 from the Phillips County sheriff’s office for stealing gasoline.
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