Ex-Provo police officer sentenced to probation in drug charge

PROVO — A Provo police officer who resigned from the force after being caught on tape taking medication from a home where he had previously responded to a call has been sentenced to probation.

Troy Brewer, 33, pleaded guilty to possession or use of a controlled substance, a class B misdemeanor, in Provo City Justice Court Wednesday. A second misdemeanor theft charge was dismissed, according to court records.

Brewer was sentenced to six months probation and ordered to pay a fine of $623 after entering his plea. He was also sentenced to 15 days in jail, but the jail time was suspended.

Court records show that the man has also undergone treatment.

Brewer was charged after a Provo family said he went to their house to investigate a 911 call, then returned to their house several times and stole Lortab pills.

The family had a surveillance camera that caught Brewer on film.

Brewer was allowed to resign after the theft was discovered in February of 2010. At the most recent Police Officer Standards and Training Council, Brewer had his police officer certification revoked.

Brewer's defense attorney told Judge Scott Cullimore, that his client started using prescription drugs after being injured in police training, the Daily Herald reported.

"This has cost him just about everything and he's starting over," Baxter said.

— Emiley Morgan

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