Crime & Safety
Cop Killer's Dad Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges
The father of Nicholas Lindsey Jr. gets a five-year prison sentence for possessing and selling illegal drugs.
The father of Nicholas Lindsey Jr. – convicted in the fatal shooting of St. Pete Police Officer David Crawford – has pleaded guilty to drug charges.
The Tampa Bay Times reports that 44-year-old Nicholas Lindsey Sr. was sentenced to five years in prison Monday. Charges included selling cocaine within 1,000 feet of a church.
The younger Lindsey is serving a life sentence for the Feb. 21, 2011, shooting death of Crawford. Lindsey Jr. was 16 when he shooting occurred.
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