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Wednesday, 27 January 2016 11:37

Ten Rockfish defendants set for Feb. arraignment

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Ten defendants in the Operation Rockfish police corruption case are scheduled for arraignment in Greenville on February 9 at 9 a.m., federal court records show.

None of the five who have already taken pleas in the case are included on the docket so it is expected, according to a spokesman for the United States Attorney's Office in Raleigh, the 10 scheduled for an appearance that day will be advised of the charges against them and the penalties they face. They will also be asked to enter a plea of not guilty or guilty. If they plead not guilty a trial date is set. If they plead guilty a sentencing date is set.

In the notice of hearing released Tuesday, the following defendants are on the docket: Lann Tjuan Clanton, Ikeisha Jacobs, Jason Boone, Adrienne Moody, Cory Jackson, Jimmy Pair, Jr., Curtis Boone, Antonio Tillmon, Alphonso Ponton, and Thomas Jefferson Allen, II.

As of this report there is no indication in electronic federal court records any of the 10 on the February 9 docket have entered pleas.

The first person to take a plea in the case, Wardie Vincent Jr., is now scheduled for sentencing on April 12 in Greenville before Senior Judge Malcolm Howard, court records show.

Tosha Rochelle Dailey, Kavon Phillips, Alaina Sue-Kam-Ling and Crystal Pierce have also entered pleas and are tentatively scheduled for sentencing in March.

The only indication any plea arrangements could be afoot is what was mentioned in a motion extending the pre-trial deadlines which was filed earlier this month and noted, “Discussions are occurring between the parties that have the potential to resolve some or all of the above-captioned cases.”

The motion was granted earlier this month.

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