Former Scranton area police
officer charged with drug trafficking 0 comments
The United States Attorney’s
Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced this week that Robert
F. Evans, Jr., 38, Moosic, Pa., is charged with distributing oxycodone on
numerous occasions between August 2012 and July 29, 2013. At the time of the
offense, Evans was employed as a police officer with the Hughestown Borough
Police Department.
U.S. Attorney Peter Smith
stated that the charge is the result of an investigation conducted by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Pennsylvania State Police. Prosecution
is assigned to Assistant U.S. Attorney John Gurganus.
