Cop Who Lives In Bolingbrook Faces Conspiracy, Extortion Charges

BOLINGBROOK, IL — Bolingbrook resident Antoine Larry, who was a patrol officer with the Phoenix Police Department, was charged with conspiracy, extortion and attempted extortion, according to an indictment returned last week in U.S. District Court in Chicago.

Larry, and another Phoenix Police Department officer Jarrett Snowden, of Lansing, conspired to steal cash, drugs and other items from vehicle occupants during traffic stops, by offering to reduce or withhold criminal charges, decline to tow the vehicles, or release the cars from impoundment, the indictment states.

Larry and Snowden engaged in this criminal conspiracy from 2020 to 2022, according to the indictment. In some instances, Larry and Snowden agreed to sell stolen drugs to a dealer and then split the proceeds amongst themselves, the indictment states.

To conceal the thefts, Larry and Snowden also falsified police reports so that the reports did not reflect the seized items, according to the indictment.

Larry was charged with conspiracy, extortion and attempted extortion; Snowden was charged with conspiracy and attempted extortion.

Arraignments in federal court in Chicago have not yet been scheduled.

The conspiracy charge is punishable by a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison, while extortion and attempted extortion are each punishable by up to 20 years, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.