Police sting gets stung (VIDEO)
Posted by: Jon Ben-Mayor on 07/28/2013 03:56 AM
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An undercover police informant was caught planting evidence at a New York business; his illegal actions have called into question this type of police procedure. The act was caught on surveillance cameras that were set up in the store; now the informant is on the lamb.
Luisbrand said it proves that an unnamed police informant set up Andrews by planting crack cocaine in his Scotia shop.
It was only after Andrews requested the Grand Jury watch the surveillance video that investigators realized they had a bad informant. The video shows the informant event takes a cell phone picture of the drugs, which was used as "proof" of a drug by detectives who were waiting outside.
The felony charges we're dropped, but Andrews supporters are now demanding that seven old cases involving the same informant get a second look.
"With an informant like this, he will lie and plant things and he can't really be trusted," said Robert Outlar, of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
The informant was used in seven cases, two of which led to convictions.
Luisbrand said it proves that an unnamed police informant set up Andrews by planting crack cocaine in his Scotia shop.
It was only after Andrews requested the Grand Jury watch the surveillance video that investigators realized they had a bad informant. The video shows the informant event takes a cell phone picture of the drugs, which was used as "proof" of a drug by detectives who were waiting outside.
The felony charges we're dropped, but Andrews supporters are now demanding that seven old cases involving the same informant get a second look.
"With an informant like this, he will lie and plant things and he can't really be trusted," said Robert Outlar, of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
The informant was used in seven cases, two of which led to convictions.
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