Policeman found guilty of accepting bribe

Read storyGRAND BAHAMA: Police Officer Pierre Martin was found guilty of accepting a bribe by a unanimous jury decision.

Martin was released on $10,000 bail and required to surrender travel documents until his sentencing in April.

The officer was convicted of accepting a bribe from Garrick Lewis in Feburay of 2007.

Martin had arrested Lewis that month and charged him with obscene language, resisting arrest and threatening to kill him (Officer Martin).

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