A former West Mifflin police detective reported to the Allegheny County Courthouse and was taken to jail Monday to begin his six- to 12-month sentence for his conviction of corruption charges.

Noel Missig, 40, of West Mifflin, a 12-year veteran of the force, was convicted by a jury in July of assaulting a juvenile suspect and lying about the seizure of video poker machines from a borough business. The jury acquitted him of charges he planted drugs during an arrest.

Missig’s family cried as sheriff’s deputies escorted him away. The case stems from an FBI and state police investigation that spanned four years and led to federal and state charges against former West Mifflin police Chief Frank Diener, who resigned in October 2005.

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