The government’s argument against an entrapment claim of the sole Operation Rockfish police corruption case defendant to stand trial gives more detail on the recruitment of that officer in the reverse sting operation.
Sentencing for the remaining 14 defendants in the Operation Rockfish police corruption case has now been set for the November term of federal court in Greenville, according to records contained in the file.
One of the latest issues to emerge in the Operation Rockfish police corruption case is discussion of a warehouse which figured prominently in motions to have Antonio Tillmon’s trial in the matter continued until October.
With a continuance granted in the trial of Operation Rockfish defendant Antonio Tillmon, the sentencing of the other 14 who took pleas in the case is also expected to be continued.
Jury selection in the Operation Rockfish trial of Antonio Tillmon, the only defendant in the police corruption case to not enter a guilty plea, begins September 19.
Kavon Phillips, the Operation Rockfish defendant who was charged with driving while impaired in Gates County, will be allowed to remain on pretrial release, according to an order filed in the federal court record.
Antonio Tillmon, the only defendant in the Operation Rockfish police corruption case to not take a plea, pled not guilty today to all charges filed against him.
A failed motion requesting sentencing of several Operation Rockfish defendants occur this month indicates Antonio Tillmon may be the only person to stand trial in the police corruption case.
One of the defendants in the Operation Rockfish police corruption case has been scheduled for a bond revocation hearing for driving while impaired, court records show.
Setbacks have delayed the sentencing for 14 Operation Rockfish defendants and a death in the family has delayed the arraignment of one who has yet to take a plea in the police corruption case, federal court records show.
