Three Mt. Olive Police Officers Accused Of Targeting Hispanic Motorists

Three Mount Olive police officers are off the job after being accused of stealing money from citizens. Mt. Olive OfficersSgt. Josh Ehnert, Patrolman David Johnson and Sr. Patrolman Freddie Southerland have been suspended from the Mount Olive Police  The three officers -- Sgt. Josh Ehnert, Patrolman David Johnson and senior Patrolman Freddie Southerland -- are at the center of a criminal investigation. According to search warrants, the officers are accused of targeting Hispanic men at traffic stops and taking money out of their wallets. According to a search warrant, an undercover agent with the State Bureau of Investigation posing as a Hispanic driver was pulled over by Ehnert. The warrant says the officer took more that $300 from the agent. [more ]