LOXLEY, Ala. — Attorney General Troy King’s office announced Wednesday, Aug. 5 that former Loxley Police Chief Clifford Bradley Yetter, 64, of Loxley pleaded guilty to two charges of unauthorized use of a computer to obtain confidential criminal records July 30.

Yetter was accused of using the Law Enforcement Tactical System under false pretenses. Each count could be punished by up to five years imprisonment and a fine between $5,000 and $10,000.

Yetter was sentenced to two concurrent sentences of 12 months, which were suspended in favor of two years of probation. Yetter was also fined $2,000 and court costs.

Yetter, according to the announcement, also pleaded guilty to nine counts of willfully seeking LETS information under false pretenses, and was allowed to enter an intervention program for five years. If Yetter successfully completes the program, he will not be sentenced and a record of the convictions is not entered.

According to the release, Yetter was also required to turn in his certification as an Alabama peace officer and agreed “not to seek future law enforcement employment.”

“When a police chief has violated the laws he was entrusted to enforce and protect, it is a serious matter,” said King, in a prepared statement. “The LETS program is an invaluable tool for law enforcement, and the information this system contains is protected by law. Access to this data is privileged and confidential, and it is a crime to use LETS for any purposes other than legitimate law enforcement or criminal justice purpose. It is essential that we maintain the integrity of this vital system to protect the citizens of Alabama.”

According to town records, Yetter joined the Loxley Police Department in 1984 and resigned as chief in March of 2007 when Michael Murphy took over of Chief of Police. Yetter remained on the force as a patrolman, leaving Dec. 1, 2007.

Former municipal court clerk Katherine “Kay” Wilson Hicks pleaded guilty in May to two counts of obtaining criminal records illegally, the same charges Yetter faced.

According to the Attorney General’s office, Hicks received two suspended five-year sentences, three years of probation and fined $500 plus court and other costs on each count.

She was arrested again in June and was charged with first-degree “theft by deception.” She is accused of embezzling the money from the town.

According to the Code of Alabama, “The theft of property which exceeds two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) in value, or property of any value taken from the person of another, constitutes theft of property in the first degree.” She has been released on $20,000 bond.