Ex-Minneapolis cop gets three years for stealing drugs during traffic stops

Ty Jindra was convicted last year and later admitted to the thefts

Jun 09, 20220

Richard Tsong-Taatarii, Star Tribune count

Ty Jindra arrived with his mother, Lori Jindra, to be sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank in St. Paul.

A former Minneapolis police officer convicted of making traffic stops in order to steal drugs was sentenced Wednesday to more than three years in federal prison.

Ty Jindra, 29, was convicted in November of three counts of confiscating drugs for his personal use and two counts of seizing drugs in violation of individuals' constitutional rights.

Judge Donovan Frank handed down the 38-month sentence in U.S. District Court in St. Paul. Jindra, who remains free, was ordered to report to prison or surrender to U.S. marshals on July 28.

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