NEW ORLEANS, LA— A former St. Bernard deputy sheriff and former New Orleans Saints player were Monday indicted for drug distribution and obstruction charges
Brandon Licciardi, age 29 of Meraux, Louisiana, and Darren Sharper, age 39, formerly of New Orleans, were charged Monday in a six-count Indictment.
“Today’s indictment reflects our office priorities of fighting violence and public corruption,” state U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite. “As alleged, Sharper and Licciardi conspired to distributed narcotics to several women with the intent to commit rape. Licciardi further compromised his position as a law enforcement officer by encouraging a witness to lie about Licciardi’s involvement in this co
Licciardi and Sharper were charged with conspiracy to distribute Alprazolam, Diazepam and Zolpidem with intent to commit rape and two counts of distributing these substances with intent to commit rape.
Licciardi was also charged with two counts of Witness Tampering and one count of Impeding an Investigation.
Licciardiis a former deputy sheriff with the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office. He resigned from that position prior to his arrest today. Sharper is a former member of the New Orleans Saints and is presently in custody in Los Angeles criminal charges, officials said.
Bond was set at $3 million for each defendant.
Defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.