DENVER—A longtime Littleton police officer is facing federal drug charges.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Jeffery Johnston was arrested at his home in Parker on Friday.
Johnston was advised Monday that he faces charges of possession of Ecstasy with intent to distribute; maintaining a drug-involved premises; possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; and using a telephone to facilitate a drug trafficking felony.
Prosecutors say Johnston was arrested after allegedly buying Ecstasy from an FBI informant Friday. The affidavit says a search of Johnston’s home turned up suspected cocaine and steroids.
Littleton police Cmdr. Trent Cooper says Johnston is on unpaid administrative leave. Johnston is a motorcycle officer who worked on traffic control and accident investigations.
His lawyer’s name wasn’t immediately available in online court records.
