Ark. police officer pleads guilty in 'Delta Blues'
KATV - The Associated Press - January 20, 2012
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say an Arkansas police officer indicted on drug-trafficking charges has pleaded guilty to an extortion charge. Prosecutors agreed to drop multiple other charges against Helena-West Helena Police Officer Robert "Bam Bam" Rogers in exchange for Thursday's guilty plea. Neither the Helena-West Helena police chief nor Rogers' attorney immediately responded to phone messages and it wasn't clear whether Rogers was still on unpaid leave as an officer. Rogers was 1 of 5 law enforcement officers arrested in a corruption and drug-trafficking investigation in eastern Arkansas. Seventy-one people were indicted as part of the probe that authorities called "Operation Delta Blues." Two others also pleaded guilty on Thursday in the case. Prosecutors said they're recommending a 16-month prison sentence for Rogers. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
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