Davis

"Len Davis was a problem cop from Day One. Before he ever applied for a job with New Orleans P.D., he had already been arrested on charges of assault and urinating in public. Admitted to the police academy against all logic, in 1987, he was kicked out for disciplinary infractions, but then was allowed to return and complete the course. On the street, he quickly amassed a file of civilian complaints, ranging from simple discourtesy to theft, physical intimidation, and outright brutality. By 1994, he had logged two reprimands and four suspensions including a 51 day suspension in 1992 for striking a woman in the head with his flashlight. On the side, it was rumored, he also dealt drugs and had quick-trigger violence. It is, perhaps, a commentary on the state of law enforcement in New Orleans that a cop like Davis could retain his badge with such extreme behavior. As one disgusted fellow office explained the situation, 'He had an internal affairs jacket as thick as a telephone book, but supervisors have swept his dirt under the rug for so long that it's coming back to haunt them.'FBI agents were investigating charges of police corruption in the Crescent City, including allegations that police were selling drugs stolen from he department's evidence locker. Davis was among the targets of the probe.Davis and eight other cops were indicted on additional narcotics charges, which alleged that they had accepted $97,000 in bribes for looting a police warehouse of cocaine, afterward distributing the dope from heir patrol cars."..Len Davis was convicted of a murder. Len Davis had not seen the end of his troubles yet, however. On September 13, 1996, he was convicted on federal narcotics charges. Davis was sentenced to death for the Groves murder on November 7, 1996. Six weeks later, he received a sentence for a narcotics conviction." This is what Michael said.