John Castillo, 31, of Grove City, was sentenced Wednesday after he pleaded guilty in June to possession with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A former Columbus police officer was sentenced to nearly four years in prison after he admitted to stealing cocaine and then arranging to sell the drugs.
Castillo was a police officer assigned to investigate drug crimes in February 2021 when he conspired with another officer to take about 10 kilograms of cocaine from a house in Columbus and did not turn it into evidence. He planted 2 additional kilograms of cocaine for law enforcement to find at the house, prosecutors say.
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