Tenn. constable pleads guilty to Pike drug conspiracy

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A former Tennessee constable arrested in Pike County has pleaded guilty to federal drug charges.

Bobby Roy Justice

Bobby Roy Justice, 69, of Dandridge, Tenn., was arrested in Pike County in 2014, after he was found with oxycodone, oxymorphone and Xanax during a traffic stop. In his plea agreement, he admitted to obtaining a source to supply pills in Florida, and regularly traveled to Pike County to distribute them to others to sell on his behalf.

Justice was an elected constable in Jefferson County, Tenn., until he resigned this year, after being indicted in January.

He now faces up to 20 years in prison and up to $1 million in fines. He will return to court Sept. 10, for sentencing.