A former University of Michigan police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday in 15th District Court to possessing less than 25 grams of cocaine, authorities said.
Charles Eugene Beatty III, 42, is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 19 in front of Washtenaw County Circuit Judge Donald Shelton, county prosecutors said.
Most first-time offenders who plead guilty to that drug charge are given probation, Washtenaw County Chief Deputy Assistant Prosecutor Steve Hiller said.
Beatty was taken into custody and released Jan. 13 after Ypsilanti police stopped his car while he was off-duty at about 10:20 p.m. on Kramer Street, records show. Officers recovered less than a gram of cocaine, records show, and found an open alcoholic beverage in the car. A charge of possessing an open container will be dismissed at sentencing.
Beatty was put on unpaid leave a day after the incident, and his employment ended several weeks later. The Livingston and Washtenaw Narcotics Enforcement Team led the investigation.
Lee Higgins covers crime and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached by phone at (734) 623-2527 and e-mail at leehiggins@annarbor.com.
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