In an Impact Statement presented at sentencing, Wayne Hill, speaking on behalf of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, stated: “Criminal behavior damages the public perception of DPSCS and undermines our mission, and that mission is to protect the public, our employees, detainees and offenders under our supervision.” Hill further stated that Wright “chose to violate his oath by engaging in criminal behavior, thus betraying the trust of all with whom he worked”.ĭavitt expressed his continued appreciation to the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, the Maryland State Police, the Anne Arundel County Police Department and Deputy State Prosecutor Kelly Madigan for their work in making this case a success.
Crooks imposed a sentence of 20 years, suspended all but three years, followed, upon Wright’s release, by five years of supervised probation.Īccording to the Statement of Facts presented during his guilty plea, Wright admitted to accepting cash bribes of at least $500 dollars per meeting to smuggle narcotics into the prison and had met with other members of the conspiracy at least forty (40) times over the course of the two (2) year conspiracy. To date, sixteen of the eighteen defendants indicted in December of 2017, in relation to their roles in a corruption and bribery conspiracy at the Jessup Correctional Institution, have plead guilty. Davitt announced today that former Correctional Officer Warren Wright, a seventeen year veteran, was sentenced in the Arundel County Circuit Court after pleading guilty earlier to Bribery, Conspiracy to Distribute Narcotics, and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine. September 14, 2018: Former Correctional Officer Jailed in Corruption and Bribery Conspiracy September 14, 2018įormer Correctional Officer Jailed In Corruption and Bribery Conspiracy
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