MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) -
A veteran Montgomery police officer is
being charged with theft after a fellow officer witnessed him taking money from
the personal belongings of a 2012 suicide victim that was being held by the
Department.
The officer, Corporal Stanley Wilson,
48, is accused of pocketing $20 from the victim's personal effects. The charge
could cost the officer his job with the Criminal Investigation Division. He's
been with MPD since 1987.
After being charged with third-degree
theft, a Class A misdemeanor, Wilson was transported to the Montgomery City
Jail. Police Chief Kevin J. Murphy immediately initiated termination
proceedings and placed him on mandatory leave.
"We hold our officers to the
highest standards," said Chief Murphy. "That is what the public
expects and deserves. A theft of any amount is unacceptable and intolerable
within our ranks."
Murphy said the actions of the officer
who observed and reported the theft are consistent with MPD's character and
expectations.
No additional details
are being released and the Department declined a request for an on-camera
interview.