Former Houston Police Officer Indicted
HOUSTON - Former Houston Police (HPD) officer Marcos E. Carrion, 36, has surrendered to authorities, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven S Whipple and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson today.
Carrion was charged in a sealed indictment, returned April 16, 2014. It was unsealed as Carrion turned himself into authorities this morning. He is expected to make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge George C. Hanks Jr. at 2:00 p.m. today.
Carrion is charged with conspiring with others to possess with the intent to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine from mid-2013 through April 2014.
Carrion, a five-year Houston Police (HPD) veteran, had recently resigned from his position.
If convicted, he faces a minimum of 10 years and up to life in federal prison as well as a possible $10 million fine.
The charges are the result of a six-month investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration with the assistance of HPD and the FBI. The case will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Mark E. Donnelly and Shelley J. Hicks.
An indictment is a formal accusation of criminal conduct, not evidence. A defendant is presumed innocent unless convicted through due process of law. -
