Texas DA charged with drug possession
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Rick Roach got elected district attorney in West Texas on a vow to rid the streets of drug dealers and users, and he went after them mercilessly. “Drugs, drug usage, drug trafficking has become a scourge in our society,” Roach thundered during closing arguments at a drug trial that sent a 30-year-old man to prison for 60 years in 2001. Few guessed, until recently at least, the hypocrisy behind it all: Roach himself did drugs. Roach, 55, was arrested inside a courtroom Jan. 11 and charged with possessing methamphetamine and cocaine. In February, he took a plea bargain on one charge — possession of a gun by a drug addict. He could get up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced in mid-April. Source : courttv.com |