PEARL — A former Pearl police officer was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to grand larceny for stealing $32,000 from the home of a recently deceased woman, District Attorney John K. “Bubba” Bramlett announced Wednesday.

Christopher Taylor Lofton, 30, entered the plea in Rankin County Circuit Court and received the maximum penalty from Circuit Judge Dewey Arthur.

Lofton was also ordered to pay full restitution and surrender his law enforcement certification.

Authorities said the theft occurred Nov. 18, 2024, when Lofton responded to a medical call at the home of an elderly woman who had died of natural causes. After officers and paramedics left the residence, the woman’s husband reported that $32,000 in cash was missing from a bedroom drawer.

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