A former sergeant with the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office was sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison Monday morning after pleading guilty to federal drug charges.

A former sergeant with the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office is set to be sentenced Monday morning after pleading guilty to federal drug charges.

The charges against a Jacksonville woman who was accused of shooting a police officer during a high-risk search warrant in 2020 have been dropped because the case involved a Nassau County detective who has since been indicted on drug charges.

Former Nassau County Sheriff’s Office sergeant who is facing a federal charge of possessing drugs with the intent to distribute is to be indicted by a grand jury Thursday afternoon.

The I-TEAM has been digging into the allegations against a former Nassau County Sergeant, who was also a DEA task force officer, and found possible ties to another drug investigation resulting in the arrest of a longtime Florida Highway Patrol trooper.

A former Nassau County Sheriff’s Office deputy is facing federal drug charges following an FBI investigation into drug trafficking.