Talk about working two jobs!
Two married San Diego police officers have admitted doing drug deals
and breaking into homes. What?!
According to NBC Los Angeles:
Bryce Charpentier, 32, and Jennifer Charpentier, 41, admitted
Wednesday to selling and furnishing a narcotic substance, possession
of a firearm by an addict, conspiracy to commit a burglary and
conspiracy to commit a crime: possession and sale of a controlled
substance.
As a result, the two resigned from the SDPD, effective Wednesday.
"Both of these individuals will have to face the consequences of their
actions, which have diminished the great work our officers do every
day to serve our City," said SDPD Chief Shelley Zimmerman in a
statement.
They are scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 30, and they each face up
to seven years and eight months in prison.
In addition to pleading guilty, they have waived their 4th Amendment
search and seizure rights, which means law enforcement can search them
at any time.
The officers' change of plea comes two days after new charges were
filed against the couple, accusing them of stealing prescription
medication from their parent, burglarizing a home while on the clock
as officers and leading a distribution chain.
Bryce, a six-year veteran of the SDPD, and Jennifer, an 18-year
veteran, were arrested in June during a San Diego County Sheriff's
Department narcotics investigation.
Suspected of being addicted to opiates, both officers were initially
charged with selling and furnishing a controlled narcotic substance
and possession of a firearm by an addict.
Search warrants say Jennifer got seven different drugs in 71
prescriptions from seven separate doctors and then traveled to 17
pharmacies to fill them. Bryce is accused of going as far as Oakhurst
near Yosemite to fill 79 prescriptions from six different doctors.
Then this week, a new complaint shed more light on the accusations against them.
In it, investigators quote text conversations between the married
couple that outline their search for drugs they refer to as "V."
One alleged victim was Jennifer's mother. During her visit to their
home, Bryce texted his wife he was coming back and pulling into the
driveway. At that point, Jennifer texted she was taking her mother
into the backyard, presumably to distract her while Bryce took
prescription medication from her.
The final text from the conversation is from Bryce, telling Jennifer
that he placed "V" for her in a candle, the complaint says.
Less than a month later, Bryce texted his wife that he got "a decent
amount" during a visit to his mother-in-law's, according to
investigators.
A separate incident described in the complaint involves a victim
identified as "M.B."
According to the complaint, M.B. locked himself in his own bedroom on
Jessica's request, while Bryce and another officer came into his home
to use the restroom. The given excuse was that the officer did not
want M.B. to see him in his undercover clothes, the complaint says.
M.B. later found out that his legally prescribed medication was stolen.
The complaint says in January 2014, Bryce and Jennifer had offered to
take over an existing hydrocodone distribution network in the county.
They are accused of making deliveries while their child was with them.
According to prosecutors, the couple was found with a substantial
amount of hydrocodone in their possession and was seen completing at
least two transactions within a matter of hours.
Bad Cops!
