Former Prattville Police Officer Indicted on Several Charges
A former Prattville police officer has been indicted on several charges.
Attorney General Luther Strange has announced the indictment of John Wayne McDaniel, Jr. of Prattville. McDaniel faces charges of theft, impersonating a peace officer, extortion and possession of a controlled substance.
Strange’s office says McDaniel was previously arrested and released on bond.
Specifically, Strange’s office says the indictment charges McDaniel with one count of second-degree theft of Ambien from a pharmacy, one count of unlawful possession of Ambien, two counts of second-degree extortion by obtaining money by means of a threat and two counts of falsely claiming to be an officer of the Prattville Police Department to the victims of the extortion charges.
No further information about the investigation or about McDaniel’s alleged crimes other than that stated in the indictment may be released at this time, according to the Attorney General’s office.
If convicted, McDaniel faces a maximum penalty of one to 10 years for each of the six counts, which all are class C felonies.
