The Maryland State Police say a trooper who was robbed while allegedly playing in an illegal poker game in Hagerstown has retired.
But an attorney for 34-year-old Michael Ford says Ford retired for medical reasons unrelated to the poker game.
State police spokeswoman Elena Russo Ford's retirement was effective Jan. 1. She says Ford had served 10 years, 11 months with the state police.
Prosecutors say Ford was among 18 people robbed at gunpoint of about $4,000 by two masked men May 30 during a Texas Hold 'Em game inside an office building.
Prosecutors dropped charges last month against the only suspect arrested for the robbery, citing a lack of strong evidence.
The man who rented the office for gambling was fined $1,000.
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