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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former Shelby County Sheriff’s deputy has been indicted after allegedly trying to hire someone to kill a witness.
Last year, Jeremy Drewery was indicted for attempting to extort two alleged drug dealers on separate occasions.
Since then, deputies said they have received new information the 42-year-old tried to hire someone to kill a witness connected to one of those cases and notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Drewery is now charged with two counts of Hobbs Act Extortion, two counts of receipt of a bribe by a government agent and one count of solicitation to commit a crime of violence.
He could serve up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted.
