Fired officer heads to trial in Baltimore police scandal

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jury selection began Monday in the federal trial of a fired Philadelphia police officer charged in connection with a Baltimore corruption case that's one of the worst U.S. police scandals in recent memory.

Eric Snell was a Baltimore officer from 2005 to 2008 before joining the Philadelphia Police Department four years ago. He has pleaded not guilty to a count of conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine. Late last year, he became the ninth law enforcement agent indicted in the federal investigation, eight months after most members of Baltimore's Gun Trace Task Force unit were indicted.