U.S. Attorney’s Office March
06, 2014 • Western District of Texas (210) 384-7100
In El Paso today, 32-year-old
former El Paso Police Officer and El Paso County Constable Billy Jack Barrow
was sentenced to two years in federal prison on a drug conspiracy charge,
announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and Federal Bureau of
Investigation Special Agent in Charge Douglas E. Lindquist.
In addition to the prison term,
Senior U.S. District Judge David Briones ordered that Barrow pay a $500 fine
and be placed under supervised release for a period of two years after
completing his prison term. Judge Briones also ordered that Barrow surrender to
federal authorities on or before May 9, 2014, to begin serving his prison term.
On October 31, 2013, Barrow
pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute
cocaine. By pleading guilty, Barrow admitted to tipping off co-conspirators
about bar checks and other law enforcement operations while serving as an El
Paso County Constable from January 2010 through September 2012.
This investigation was
conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement
Administration, together with the El Paso Police Department and the El Paso
County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney John Gibson
prosecuted this case on behalf of the government