HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Eric Doutt, a police officer for UPMC and a former chief of police in Westmoreland County, has been charged with felony drug-dealing and possession of a stolen AR-style rifle.
Doutt, 56, was charged in Armstrong County with felony possession with intent to deliver for selling cocaine on multiple occasions while under police surveillance.
He is charged in Westmoreland County with receiving stolen property and possessing a stolen firearm regarding an AR-style rifle found during a search of his home. The rifle was stolen from an evidence locker at his former department. The rifle was to be destroyed, but he took possession instead, intending to return it to its original owner.
”This type of conduct by a trusted officer of the law violates the oath he took to keep our communities safe,” Attorney General Sunday said. “As a sworn officer, he was duty bound to remove these dangers from the community and instead, we allege he peddled these poisons.”
Throughout the investigation, UPMC remained in communication and provided information as requested to assist the Office of Attorney General.
The Office of Attorney General was assisted by Pennsylvania State Police and local police in taking Doutt in custody Wednesday.
Criminal charges, and any discussion thereof, are merely allegations and all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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