Former Jackson police officer sentenced to prison over involvement with 16-year-old [View all]
A former Jackson police officer has been sentenced to prison for destroying evidence of his involvement with a 16-year-old , the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a statement Friday.
U.S. District Judge Tom S. Lee sentenced former Jackson police officer Mark Anthony Coleman, 58, to 30 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
Coleman attempted to coerce a child under the age of 18 via cellphone to meet with him "for the purpose of engaging in sexually explicit conduct," according to court records. Prosecutors say he later destroyed evidence of his involvement with the teen.
The police department placed Coleman on administrative leave in May 2020 for conduct unbecoming of an officer.
He was indicted by a federal grand jury in July of 2020, and pleaded guilty in January 2021.
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