Police Officer Arrested on Charges of Robbing Drivers
"A law enforcement officer is supposed to be someone
you can trust," Said Butler County Sherriff, Kenny Harden. "And when
this person is wearing a uniform -- wearing a badge -- the public is supposed
to be able to trust him. And he's out there doing what the bad guys do. That
puts a black mark on all law enforcement."
Bennett is accused of robbing at least 4 people, taking
between $100 to $200 per victim. If he is convicted of all the counts against
him, he faces up to 74 years in prison.
A former Fort Deposit
police officer was arrested today and accused of robbing people during traffic
stops.
Carlos Bennett was
arrested in Greenville this afternoon after a federal indictment.
Authorities say the
crimes happened in 2009. They say Bennett would pull people over with the
indication of a legitimate traffic stop, then robbing them.
Bennett and another
officer were arrested in 2009 after allegedly robbing a driver at a rest area
north of Greenville.
The Alabama Bureau of
Investigations say they later discovered more victims.