A former Dallas County sheriff's deputy has agreed to plead guilty to cocaine-related charges, the U.S. attorney's office said Friday.
Standric Choice, 36, is expected to formally enter his guilty plea next week before a U.S. magistrate.
Choice agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, possessing a firearm during and in relation to a drug-trafficking crime, and possession with the intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine while at a truck stop, the U.S. attorney's office said.
He faces a minimum of 10 years in prison and could get a life sentence, as well as a $4.25 million fine.
Choice and two co-defendants, Terry Kemone Anderson, 29, and Charlie Lee Hill, 31, were arrested in January.
Hill pleaded guilty earlier this month to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.
Anderson has agreed to plead guilty to the same offense.
Hill and Anderson each face five to 40 years in prison.
According to court records, an informant posing as a drug dealer told Hill he planned to buy four kilograms of cocaine from a South Texas trafficker.
Hill, who is believed to be Choice's brother-in-law, said Choice could pretend to arrest the informant and grab the cocaine, the U.S. attorney's office said. The informant and Hill then would split the drugs and compensate Choice.
On Jan. 9, according to the court records, Choice confronted the "drug dealer" at TA Truck Stop on Interstate 20 and Bonnie View Road in southern Dallas. He confiscated the cocaine and forced the man to go with him.
Choice then left the truck stop, and Hill and Anderson, who had both been observing the phony arrest, followed Choice for about a mile before stopping in a secluded area. Choice released the informant and handed over the cocaine.
Choice was arrested after returning to the Dallas County sheriff's office. Hill and Anderson were arrested near the truck stop.
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