Former Alabama Officer Pleads Guilty to Drug-Planting Scheme

Michael Kilgore conspired to plant drugs on innocent motorists to manufacture arrests, facing up to 20 years in prison.

Kilgore, 40, agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.
The scheme involved planting methamphetamine, oxycodone, and marijuana in targeted vehicles.
Kilgore recruited a driver, who later became a co-conspirator, to assist in the scheme.
The plot was uncovered when the co-conspirator reported the activities to law enforcement.
Kilgore was arrested in May 2023 and subsequently fired from the Centre Police Department.