Former Bay Area cops charged after allegedly extorting money, marijuana from drivers

Joseph Huffaker (left) & Brendon "Jacy" Tatum (right)​

Former Bay Area cops charged after allegedly extorting money, marijuana from drivers

Two former Bay Area police officers were charged on several counts Friday, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced. Brendon Jacy Tatum and Joseph Huffaker, two ex-cops with the Rohnert Park Police Department, were charged Friday with conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right. Tatum is also charged with falsification of records in a federal investigation and tax evasion. The complaint alleges the two, along with other officers, used traffic stops along Highway 101 to shake down drivers for money, marijuana and other property. The two were employed as officers by the City ...

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