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“Police Raid” Cop Sentenced to 102 Years
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 | True Crime |
AP - Ex-cop sentenced to 102 years for staging raids:
A former Los Angeles police officer who participated in home invasion robberies staged to look like police raids was sentenced Monday to 102 years in prison.
William Ferguson, 35, was convicted of participating in more than 40 phony raids from early 1999 to June 2001 at homes in working-class neighborhoods while he worked at the department’s scandal-ridden Rampart Division.
In January, a federal jury convicted him of conspiracy to deprive people of their civil rights, conspiracy to possess marijuana and cocaine, violating the civil rights of others and using a firearm during a violent crime.
The problem with no-knock warrants is that if someone forces their way into your house and yells “police!” you don’t know if they’re A) the police or B) criminals intent on robbing you. In the LAPD Rampart case the answer was C) all of the above.
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