Ex-Calif. Cop Convicted of Posing as ATF Agent to Extort Weed, Money From Drivers at Traffic Stops

Ex-Calif. cop convicted of posing as ATF agent to extort weed, money from drivers at traffic stops

Joseph Huffaker and Brendan Jacy Tatum, while working as Rohnert Park officers, targeted drivers, telling them "they were federal agents to scare them"

Ex-Rohnert Park cop convicted of extorting marijuana from motorists, faces years in joint - Local News Matters

A former Rohnert Park police officer was convicted of extortion for demanding marijuana from drivers suspected of transporting the drug, in exchange for not arresting them. A federal jury on Friday also convicted Joseph Huffaker of impersonating a federal officer, falsifying records in a federal investigation and conspiracy on each charge, according to the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California. Huffaker, 40, was a p…