Complaint Filed Against Memphis Reserve Police Officer

Memphis, Tennessee - David Kustoff, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, My Harrison, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation-Memphis Field Division, and Director Larry Godwin of the Memphis Police Department announced today that a complaint was filed in federal court against Memphis Reserve Police Officer, ANDREW HUNT, 29, charging him with three robberies of drug dealers committed while wearing his uniform and driving a marked squad car.

According to the complaint, in May 2005, HUNT approached a drug dealer and proposed setting up robberies of his drug suppliers. HUNT proposed that CW1 would arrange the delivery of cocaine. HUNT while in uniform and driving a squad car would make a traffic stop and steal drugs from the drug dealer.

As stated in the complaint, the first incident was on July 21, 2005 when HUNT stopped a drug dealer at Volintine and Brown. HUNT robbed the drug dealer of $1000 in cash, 1 Kilogram of Powdered Cocaine, a $15,000 watch, and a expensive T-Mobile cell phone. HUNT told CW2 that if he could pay HUNT $15,000, he would return the 1 Kilogram of Cocaine. On the following day, HUNT contacted CW2 to see if he had the money. HUNT agreed to take $9,500 instead and instructed CW2 where to leave the money and wait at a nearby payphone for further instructions. CW2 placed the money where instructed and the money was taken but the drugs were not returned.

The following day, HUNT met CW1 and payed him $5,000 for setting up the robbery. The complaint further alleges, CW1 arranged another robbery to occur September 12, 2005. HUNT while in uniform and driving a squad car, made a traffic stop of two hispanic males at Riverdale and Winchester. The men were delivering 4 Kilograms of Powdered Cocaine. With the assistance of Laterrica "Nookie" Woods, charged in a separate complaint, HUNT ordered the men to call someone to deliver the money so that they would not be arrested. When they could not arrange for the money to be delivered, HUNT arrested the two men, however, he only tagged and charged them with 189 grams of the 4 Kilograms they had in their possession.

According to the complaint, On April 12, 2004 an undercover operation conducted by MPD and FBI resulted in arrest of ANDREW HUNT. HUNT at approximately 7:30pm made a traffic stop of an undercover car which he believed contained 3 Kilograms of Cocaine. HUNT placed the cooperating witness under arrest and contacted the Organized Crime Unit (OCU), however HUNT only turned over 2 Kilograms of the powdered substance to OCU officers. HUNT was asked to complete his paperwork and arrest tickets and report to OCU with the evidence. After being arrested at OCU, the 3rd Kilogram of powdered substance was found concealed in a bag in HUNT's squad car.
After being advised of his rights, HUNT confessed to robbing the drug dealers and his intent to keep what he thought was 1 Kilogram of Cocaine.

This investigation initiated with the Memphis Police Department Security Squad and then requested assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Steve Parker is handling the case for the government.