He once evenstole cocaine from an evidence lockerand replaced it with a 3D printed brick.
His various schemes didnt work out and now hes been sentenced to 17 years in prison.
Hickox was arrested in 2023 and pleaded guilty to the various charges against him in 2024.
James Darrell Hickox poses in his uniform.© News4Jax screengrab.
The schemes werent sophisticated.
Hicox worked with other law enforcement officers to set up drug busts and conducttraffic stops of known drug dealers.
He sprinkled the fake brick with real cocaine in an attempt to make it look real.
Then they came upon his garage, which was marked by the sign Gators Man Cave.
Inside Gators Man Cave, cops found the drugs.
There were 260 pills containing methamphetamine and 263 grams of a powdery mix of cocaine and fentanyl.
The motivations behind Hickoxs scheme shifted depending on who was asked.
In court, Hickox said this was a Breaking Bad situation.
Im having a hard time with that, Judge Wendy Berger said.
They have to live two lives.
I think because he was around it for 10 years.
He was a drug dealer for 10 years.
So he becomes a drug dealer and everyones actin surprised.
Why are you so surprised?
Thats what yall had him doin for 10 years.
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The drug’s maker, however, claims that it remains safe and effective.
