PRICHARD, Ala. (NBC 15) — A federal drug defendant’s lawyer says his client may have information related to the case against indicted Prichard police officer Emanuel Dotch, prompting the attorney to seek permission to withdraw from both cases.
In a motion filed Oct. 13, attorney Frederick Helmsing told the court he had developed a professional conflict because he represented Anthony Fitzgerald Sykes in a federal drug case and Dotch in a separate criminal case. Helmsing wrote that it had “recently come to light” that Sykes had “potential information relating to the allegations” in Dotch’s case.
The motion does not explain what information Sykes may have, whether he has spoken with investigators or whether he is cooperating with prosecutors. To be clear, it does not identify Sykes as a defendant or a dealer in Dotch’s case…