It’s been 20 months since Tristen Quinn was stopped by the Wetumpka Police Department. Quinn was found guilty of resisting arrest Thursday. Just one day later, a former Elmore County deputy sheriff involved in Quinn’s arrest was indicted by a federal grand jury for depriving an arrestee of his civil rights under color of law. Blake Hicks appeared in federal court Friday to answer to the indictment and was not detained. No future court dates have been set yet for Hicks.
Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin said Friday after the indictment was unsealed in federal court that Hicks worked for the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office for several years. Hicks came to Elmore County after a stint at the Montgomery Police Department.
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