Pubdate: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 Source: Athens Banner-Herald (GA) Copyright: 2003 Athens Newspapers Inc Contact: http://www.onlineathens.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1535 Author: Associated Press Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/corrupt.htm (Corruption - United States) BOND DENIED TO TWO FORMER OFFICERS FACING DRUG CHARGES COVINGTON - Bond was denied last week for two former police officers facing drug charges after prosecutors argued the pair could try to harm police and drug informants. Greg Rogers, 35, of Oxford and Brandon McDonald, 33, of Covington will stay in jail until their trial on charges they sold methamphetamine and other drugs to undercover agents. Newton County Assistant District Attorney Layla Hinton said Rogers told a confidential drug informant that he would ''put a bullet in their head'' if he found out the informant was talking to police or other informants. McDonald requested bond in order to take care of his family. But Hinton countered that investigators have discovered his wife allegedly works as a prostitute and solicits business on the Internet. ''His wife is an escort and he's in the drug business, so that's not a stable home environment to begin with,'' she said. Rogers worked with the Madison Police Department before joining the Oxford Police Department in 1995. During his three years in Oxford, Rogers also moonlighted with Porterdale Police. McDonald worked briefly with Rogers in Oxford, along with stints with police departments in Covington, Monticello and Porterdale and the Walton County Sheriff's Office, Newton County Sheriff's Office and Newton County Juvenile Court. Neither man was working as a law enforcement officer at the time of their arrest. - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin