HAMMOND, IN—United States Attorney David
Capp announced that a Gary Police officer was arrested today after being
charged with drug trafficking and a firearm violation.
David Finley, Jr., 31, of Merrillville,
Indiana, was charged in a criminal complaint with distribution of cocaine and
making a straw purchase of a firearm.
Finley had his initial appearance this
afternoon before Magistrate Judge Andrew Rodovich and was remanded into
custody. Finley’s probable cause and detention hearing has been set for Friday,
August 17 at 2:15 p.m. before Magistrate Judge Rodovich.
These charges were filed as the result
of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation GRIT Task Force and
the Gary Police Department. This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted
by Assistant United States Attorney Gary Bell.
The United States Attorney’s Office
emphasized that a complaint is merely an allegation and that all persons
charged are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.
If convicted in court, any specific
sentence to be imposed will be determined by the judge after a consideration of
federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.
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