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DAY 1: Trial of former Jackson County Deputy Zachary Wester "This is a case about the abuse of that incredible power." Zach Wester, the former Jackson County Deputy fired for planting evidence during traffic stops, is now on trial. and last updated 2021-05-10 18:22:27-04 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — "This is a case about the abuse of that incredible power." Zach Wester, the former Jackson County Deputy fired for planting evidence during traffic stops, is now on trial. Opening statements in former Jackson County Deputy Zachary Wester's trial began with the prosecution, Tom Williams, readi...

View Comments MARIANNA — The alleged victims of Zachary Wester, the North Florida deputy accused of planting meth in their cars during traffic stops, began sharing their stories and their pain with jurors as his long-anticipated trial began. Joshua Emanuel, then a store manager at the American Eagle in Panama City, said he was left in shock after Wester pulled him over in April 2018, searched his car and supposedly found meth and a syringe beside the center console.  “I don’t do meth — I don’t even know why it would even be there,” Emanuel told jurors. “I mean it was total conf...

View Comments Zachary Wester, the former deputy on trial for planting meth on drivers during traffic stops, grew up in a law enforcement family in the small town of Sneads, located just south of Lake Seminole in eastern Jackson County. Here’s what’s known about Wester: Where did Zachary Wester go to school? Wester, 28, attended Sneads High School, where he was active in Future Farmers of America and made the dean’s list. He graduated in 2010. What did he do after graduation? He worked at Verizon Wireless stores in Marianna and Tallahassee. He also sold cars at a Nissan dealership in Mar...

Jury selection will be anything but typical when it begins Wednesday in the long-awaited trial of a North Florida deputy accused of planting meth on drivers and hauling them away on trumped-up charges. Zachary Wester, 28, a former deputy with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, is facing six dozen charges ranging from racketeering and official misconduct to fabricating evidence and false imprisonment. The trial starts Monday and is expected to last three weeks. Lawyers for the prosecution and defense will pick a jury not at the usual spot — the Jackson County Courthouse in downtown Maria...

Trial for Jackson County deputy accused of planting evidence begins Monday WTXL and last updated 2021-05-05 15:54:14-04 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Zach Wester, the former Jackson County Deputy fired for planting evidence during traffic stops will face a jury starting Monday, May 10. The jury selection in State v. Wester was completed May 5, 2021. The jury consisting of six jurors and three alternates will hear the case at the Jackson County Courthouse. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement started its investigation into Wester in August 2018 and believes his actions resulted in more...