Bayou La Batre’s Dirty Cop?

Bayou La Batre Stan Wright Bayou's Police Chief says an officer was a "lookout" while his brother stole meth-making material.

by Tiffany Craig

Published: Tue, December 16, 2008 - 6:23 pm CST Last Updated: Tue, December 16, 2008 - 9:35 pm CST

A former Bayou La Batre police officer is accused of being "the lookout" while a family member committed a crime. Police Chief John Joyner says Corporal Ray Shelly was the supervisor on duty and ran the streets during his shift. According to Joyner, Shelly's stepbrother Brian Teasley stole anhydrous ammonia from Deep Sea Foods on Shell Belt Road. While that crime was going on, Joyner says Shelly was his lookout and didn't report Teasley. "Up until this point, he had been a good officer and we were still in kinda denial but as this investigation rolled on, more things were uncovered." To make matters worse, all the drug and traffic cases that Shelley worked on duty had to be thrown out of court. The U.S. Attorney's Office won't confirm their investigation or comment on possible charges. Shelly was fired from the police department in July. The Mobile County Personnel Board upheld that decision on Tuesday. We tried calling Shelly, his father, stepbrother and lawyer for reaction to the allegations. No one responded to our request.

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DEW26M Says:

Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 5:11 pm

curious2008, do I think he HIMSELF had something to do with her disappearance, probably not. Do I think that the Bayou La Batre Police Department and MCSO as a whole had something to do with it, ABSOLUTELY YES. The girl I’m referring to, some may remember came up missing, and then her burned vehicle was found some time later. She and I at one time hung with the same crack-headed group of people. She got busted with someones dope, and some paraphernalia, rather than going to jail, she made an agreement to work for the police and be a snitch. Well, the Bayou,Irvington, and Grand Bay all together still make a small place. Word gets around quick, especially when so many cops are known to look the other way. Quite a few of the “key players” have good friends or even family that works for the Sheriffs department. Word of mouth gets information and RUMORS around quick. Long story short, she snitched, and about 40 people went down, word got around she snitched, and now she’s gone.

FLOWERCHILD Says:

Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 1:22 pm

So glad he was caught - but still it is sad.

Snake Hunter Says:

Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 10:41 am

Dirty Cop.—Using his authority to help others to commit crime can’t be tolerated.Hope the judge throws the book at him.Mayor @ Police chief are looking out for the citizens of Bayou La Batre,and will see that justice prevails.

curious2008 Says:

Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 9:33 am

What are you trying to say DEW26M? You really think he had something to do with the girl that was missing. What makes you think so?

glamblitz Says:

Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 5:50 am

OMG a dirty cop! who would have thought it?

DEW26M Says:

Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 7:50 pm

Razorsharp, about which part ?

Razorsharp Says:

Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 7:45 pm

Hmmm…I’m confused.

DEW26M Says:

Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 7:18 pm

NO WAY Hey while they are questioning him, why don’t you ask him about Tammy Stokes too. He probably knows something about her disappearance too. Anyone that knows anyone in Bayou La Batre knows that his and his brother’s dope habits go way back. I’m not a genius or anything, but I think it’s also his half(maybe step)-brother, not his full blood brother. While normally I would not bring that up, because to me KIN is KIN, but however it may clarify who it is you are talking about.