Having worked on the reports for the Arkansas Supreme Court, and Court of Appeals, this isn't at all unbelieveable--Corruption Probe Snags Mayor, Police Chief
Published Wednesday February 8, 2006 by The Associated Press
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LONOKE, Ark. (AP) - A small-town police chief resigned Wednesday amid a corruption investigation that's also led to accusations against his wife, the mayor and two others.
City council members accepted Chief Jay Campbell's resignation at a meeting two days after he was charged with conspiracy to make methamphetamine and conspiracy to commit residential burglary.
Campbell's wife faces burglary charges and is accused in escape-related charges that say she got prisoners out of jail to have sex with them.
Mayor Thomas Privett has been sticking to his normal duties in the town of 4,300 just east of Little Rock. He faces a misdemeanor count for allegedly using state prisoners to do work for him, including fixing his air conditioner and hanging Christmas lights.
"I've got a city to run, and a business to run, and that's what I intend to concentrate on," Privett told reporters after Wednesday evening's meeting.
The two other men are charged with conspiring with the police chief to make methamphetamine to entrap another man. One also faces charges that he threatened a witness.
Campbell has maintained his innocence and other suspects have said through attorneys that they are innocent.
Council member Richard Bransford said townspeople are angry. "Everybody's upset, everybody that cares, and I think they're totally justified," he said.
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