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| Four parole agents moonlighting for Snoop Dogg are fired |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 07/12/2004 |
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Three Calif. parole agents arrested while moonlighting for rapper Snoop Dogg at an awards show have been fired from their corrections jobs. Corrections officials began a yearlong internal probe after the rapper's caravan was stopped last June after the Black Entertainment Television Awards in Hollywood. Police arrested three heavily armed bodyguards and confiscated knives, ammunition and handguns. A total of 13 people were detained for questioning; Snoop Dogg, whose given name is Calvin Broadus, was not among them. Three parole agents were part of the entourage. The investigation found a fourth officer was working for the rapper while on a disability leave, according to the corrections department. Officials last Tuesday declined to release the names of the officers and the reason why they were fired, saying they expected the officers to appeal the decision within the next 30 days. The officers' involvement with the rapper, who was convicted in 1990 of felony possession of cocaine for sale, appeared to be in conflict with their duties. The state agency does not have a specific policy barring outside work for people with criminal records. However, employment is forbidden by state regulations if it's "incompatible or inconsistent" with their duties, a corrections spokesman said. The Inglewood Unified School District board last year voted to fire eight part-time school police officers, including four who moonlighted as bodyguards for Snoop Dogg when an unknown gunman shot at his convoy in April 2003. |
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