A Virginia prosecutor turns pot peddler, an Illinois cop gets caught with weed, cash, and testosterone, and more. Let's get to it:

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In Springfield, Illinois, a former Springfield police officer was indicted on drug charges last week after a July 31 search of his home turned up three pounds of marijuana, multiple vials of testosterone, and $5,000 in cash. While marijuana is legal in limited amounts in the state, Clayton Hadley was indicted for possession of larger than legal amounts of marijuana as well as possession of testosterone. Hadley went down after police went to his home on a domestic disturbance call and found evidence of criminal activity. Hadley was placed on administrative leave on July 23 and resigned on August 2.

In Portsmouth, Virginia, a former prosecutor pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal marijuana charges. Former Portsmouth Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Matthew Taylor Morris, who resigned upon being indicted in the case last week, was one of four people charged with selling large quantities of weed in Hampton Roads. One of the conspirators bought "wholesale quantities" of marijuana, THC vape pens, THC wax, and edibles outside the state and distributed them to the three others, including Morris, who sold 15 pounds a month, including to his legal clients. Morris also allowed his Virginia Beach law office to be used to store about a thousand pounds of weed and pot products and helped tote drugs in and out in duffel bags. Morris faces up to 10 years behind bars and a $500,000 fine when sentenced on January 22.

In New Haven, Connecticut, a former state prison guard was sentenced on September 13 to three years behind bars for smuggling drugs into the prison for an inmate on multiple occasions. Former guard Nicholas Kosa, 29, had pleaded guilty in June to one count of sale or possession with intent to sell a controlled substance. Kosa went down after the Department of Correction grew suspicious that he was carrying drugs into the New Haven Correctional Center. Investigators confronted Kosa at work and found 31 Suboxone strips and 3.7 grams of cocaine in his duffel bag. He also admitted bringing Suboxone to the jail for an inmate the previous week, too but claimed he was not seeking compensation for his deliveries.