A
man arrested while working as a Holcomb, Missouri, police officer will have a
preliminary hearing in July, a judge told him Friday.
Judge
John Spielman set the preliminary hearing for Alvin Roberts for 1 p.m. July 11.
Roberts
was arrested last month by the Missouri State Highway Patrol Drug and Crime
Control Unit after he allegedly warned a female informant she was being sought
by police for burglary.
Roberts
is accused of continuing to be in contact with the woman after he knew a
warrant was issued for her arrest.
He
free on $5,000 bond, but if convicted, he faces up to four years in prison.