This originally appeared on wftv.com
Former Leesburg police officer Charles Pinkston was booked into the Lake County Jail on Wednesday. Investigators say he tried to buy crack cocaine while he was still an officer.
Detectives began investigating him about three weeks ago, when they said Pinkston showed up to buy $300 worth of crack. Pinkston saw a fellow office at the pickup location, so he took off. The dealer turned out to be an informant.
