Former cop pleads "no contest" to bribery

Published: May 25, 2011 at 12:41 PM CDT|Updated: May 31, 2011 at 8:46 AM CDT
Donald Bailey

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A former Baton Rouge police officer has pleaded no contest to bribery charges.

Cpl. Donald Bailey, a 14-year member of the force, was arrested in 2009.

According to prosecutors, Bailey told a man he could have his drug charges dismissed in exchange for $12,000.

Bailey faces up to 15 years in prison.

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