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Ex-deputy in Tennessee convicted on bribe charge, others
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Prosecutors say a former deputy in Tennessee who was indicted for attempting to extort money from an alleged drug dealer in 2016 has been convicted. The U.S. Attorney's Office said in a news release Thursday that 42-year-old Jeremy Drewery was convicted on several charges including solicitation to tamper with a witness. Drewery was assigned to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office's Narcotics Division when the incidents happened.