Post by Logan on Apr 15, 2017 20:56:50 GMT -6
Kyle Tasker, former Nottingham state rep, strikes plea deal on computer solicitation, drug charges
BRENTWOOD — Former state representative Kyle Tasker will spend 3 to 10 years in state prison as part of a plea agreement on charges that he allegedly solicited a 14-year-old girl for sex and offered her drugs.
Tasker, 31, of 87 Smoke Street in Nottingham, intends to plead guilty May 9 to charges of certain uses of a computer prohibited and possession of controlled drug with intent to sell.
The terms of the plea agreement will have to be approved by a judge in Rockingham County Superior Court. It would give Tasker less of a prison term than what he could potentially face if he was convicted by a jury on roughly 14 charges.
Police arrested Tasker last March 1 as he was driving to a location along Lucas Pond Road, believing he was meeting up with a 14-year-old for a sexual encounter, according to prosecutors.
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But the lawmaker’s arrest also set off a second probe by the state Attorney General’s Office into whether Tasker kept a rumored client list that included legislators buying drugs from him.
Read more: www.unionleader.com/crime/kyle-tasker-former-nottingham-state-rep-strikes-plea-deal-on-computer-solicitation-drug-charges-20170414
Yes, Tasker is a Republican. He served on the Children and Family Law committee prior to his arrest. He was in possession of hash oil, MDMA (Ecstasy), and marijuana (ironic since he lives on Smoke Street).
BRENTWOOD — Former state representative Kyle Tasker will spend 3 to 10 years in state prison as part of a plea agreement on charges that he allegedly solicited a 14-year-old girl for sex and offered her drugs.
Tasker, 31, of 87 Smoke Street in Nottingham, intends to plead guilty May 9 to charges of certain uses of a computer prohibited and possession of controlled drug with intent to sell.
The terms of the plea agreement will have to be approved by a judge in Rockingham County Superior Court. It would give Tasker less of a prison term than what he could potentially face if he was convicted by a jury on roughly 14 charges.
Police arrested Tasker last March 1 as he was driving to a location along Lucas Pond Road, believing he was meeting up with a 14-year-old for a sexual encounter, according to prosecutors.
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But the lawmaker’s arrest also set off a second probe by the state Attorney General’s Office into whether Tasker kept a rumored client list that included legislators buying drugs from him.
Read more: www.unionleader.com/crime/kyle-tasker-former-nottingham-state-rep-strikes-plea-deal-on-computer-solicitation-drug-charges-20170414
Yes, Tasker is a Republican. He served on the Children and Family Law committee prior to his arrest. He was in possession of hash oil, MDMA (Ecstasy), and marijuana (ironic since he lives on Smoke Street).