Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety headquarters in Rohnert Park, Calif. Two former officers were sentenced to federal prison in an extortion scheme tied to cannabis traffic stops. (Google Earth via Bay City News)
Two former police officers in Rohnert Park were sentenced to federal prison for their scheme of using their power to shake down residents they pulled over and found with cannabis, according to the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday.
Brendan “Jacy” Tatum, 43, received 30 months, or 2 and a half years in prison, and Joseph Huffaker, 41, received 20 months, or just over a year and a half. Tatum testified against Huffaker at the trial.
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Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.
