LOXLEY, Ala. — According to Attorney General Troy King, Kay Wilson Hicks, former Loxley Municipal Court Clerk, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of of willfully obtaining or seeking to obtain criminal records through the confidential Law Enforcement Tactical System (LETS) under false pretences.

Hicks entered the plea Dec. 19 in a Baldwin County Circuit Court.

Hicks, 52, of Daphne, was charged in May with 11 counts of willfully seeking LETS criminal records under false pretenses, and nine counts of unauthorized use of a computer to to obtain criminal records of people through the LETS system.

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

“It is appropriate that this defendant be held to account and punished for her crimes,” said Kind in a press release.

“The LETS program is an invaluable tool for law enforcement and the information the system contains is protected by law,” continued King.

Former Loxley police chief Clifford Bradley Yetter was arrested as a result of the same investigation and charged with nine counts of willfully obtaining or seeking criminal records through the Law Enforcement Tactical System under false pretenses. Each count can be punished by up to five years imprisonment and a fine between $5,000 and 10,000. He is slated to come to trial in March.