Post by KC on Jan 28, 2007 19:15:20 GMT -5
Bond has been set for a Ripley County police officer accused of transferring a handgun to a felon.
Thursday, Indiana State Police arrested Officer Billy Joe Moore, 39, on one count of Transferring Ownership of a Handgun to a Felon, a Class C Felony.
Police said Moore provided a handgun to an individual whom he knew had been convicted of a felony. They are not naming the individual at this time.
Police said the arrest is the result of an investigation dating back to June 2006.
Moore is also Holton Town Marshal.
Since Moore is a law enforcement officer working in Ripley County, Melvin Wilhelm, Franklin County prosecuting attorney, has been appointed as special prosecutor.
A Ripley Circuit Court judge set bond at $15,000.
wcpo.com/news/2007/local/01/25/ripley.html
Thursday, Indiana State Police arrested Officer Billy Joe Moore, 39, on one count of Transferring Ownership of a Handgun to a Felon, a Class C Felony.
Police said Moore provided a handgun to an individual whom he knew had been convicted of a felony. They are not naming the individual at this time.
Police said the arrest is the result of an investigation dating back to June 2006.
Moore is also Holton Town Marshal.
Since Moore is a law enforcement officer working in Ripley County, Melvin Wilhelm, Franklin County prosecuting attorney, has been appointed as special prosecutor.
A Ripley Circuit Court judge set bond at $15,000.
wcpo.com/news/2007/local/01/25/ripley.html