Cop stole handguns from motorists & lied to cover it up

MOBILE, Alabama -- A former Citronelle police officer violated the law when he kept a pair of handguns he took from motorists during his 11-year tenure on the force, a federal jury here decided this afternoon.

The jury convicted Bill Eugene Newburn guilty of 2 counts of possession of a stolen firearm. Under a preliminary calculation of advisory guidelines in his case, he faces at least a year and 9 months in prison and as much as 2 years and 3 months behind bars.
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During the trial, prosecutors contended that Newburn, 40, improperly kept guns that he took from 2 different people and then lied to cover it up.