POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – A Broward Sheriff’s Office detention deputy discovered himself at the different facet of the prison bars Friday after his personal company accused him of working with an inmate — and the inmate’s wife — to smuggle medicine, cigarettes and vape pens into BSO’s Paul Rein Detention Facility.
The prison is positioned at 2421 NW sixteenth St. in Pompano Beach. That’s the place a BSO spokesperson mentioned 28-year-old Deputy Anderson Jean labored with inmate Adrian Whipple to smuggle in the products.
Whipple, 38, is recently serving a state sentence for fees together with armed theft and annoyed battery. Now, he’s added a smuggling fee to his lengthy listing of legal counts.
Authorities mentioned the investigation into contraband being introduced into the power started in June and published that Whipple “was selling vape pens, marijuana, Molly and cigarettes” to different inmates, introduced in through Jean.
According to BSO, the company’s investigation published a “series of Cash App payments” to Jean from Whipple’s wife for quantities starting from $20 to $500 and prison telephone calls from Whipple teaching his wife to ship cash to Jean.
Authorities mentioned additionally they discovered a vape pen on Jean in September and he “admitted to providing contraband, including drugs, to Whipple in exchange for money,” main to his suspension with pay.
Jean would meet with Whipple’s wife off-duty to get the Molly, convey it into prison and provides it to Whipple, who would then promote it in the power, deputies mentioned.
“Molly” is slang for MDMA, usually referred to as ecstasy.
“What this detention deputy is suspected of doing is reprehensible. Detention deputies take an oath to uphold the law and this deputy sold his morals and values for a few measly dollars while introducing dangerous drugs into a secure detention facility,” Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony mentioned in a news unlock pronouncing the arrest Friday. “As long as I am sheriff, this agency will remain steadfastly committed to transparency and accountability and to rooting out deputies who tarnish the badge.”
Jean now faces two counts of introducing contraband right into a detention facility, one depend of illegal reimbursement and one depend of legal try to solicit.
He’s being held on the BSO Main Jail on a $13,000 bond, in accordance to prison information.
According to BSO, he used to be suspended with out pay following his arrest.
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