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A former Dothan police officer received probation after recently pleading guilty to a felony trafficking in stolen identities charge.

Court records show Charles Thomas Simmer, 29, of Coffee Springs, pleaded guilty late last week to felony trafficking in stolen identities and misdemeanor falsely reporting an incident.

Records show Simmer received a 10-year sentence for the trafficking in stolen identities charge, and a 12-month sentence for the misdemeanor. Both sentences were ordered to be served concurrently with each other for one 10-year sentence. But the 10-year prison sentence was suspended in favor of five years of probation.

The court also ordered Simmer to maintain employment and to pay fines, court costs and restitution, and to complete a theft prevention course as part of his probation.

Dothan police investigators arrested Simmer in March of 2015. He originally faced a total of 20 felony charges, which included 15 counts of felony identity theft, four counts of fraudulent use of a credit card and felony trafficking in stolen identities. Court records show 19 of the 20 felony charges were dismissed as part of the guilty plea agreement.