Joseph Jones, 31, a master corrections officer, was detained and charged with smuggling marijuana in a Marion County FL detention facility. His compensation for attempting to slip in contraband - a tasty roast beef sandwich and a bottle of Tequila.
The scheme included two women co-conspirators, Teresa Myers, 29 and Ashley Kiser, 24 who purchased the sandwiches and switched the roast beef in one of the sandwiches with 8 ounces of pot. They then handed the package to Officer Jones outside the detention facility. The package was to be delivered to an inmate by the name of Travis Cottrell, 28. On the way in, the pot-filled sandwich was spotted by other guards leading to the arrests. In an inquiry to determine the extent of the scheme and other compensation plans, officials were told that any guard who can smuggle in a cell phone will win an introduction to a stripper.
Despite what it appears in the broader economy, free market enterprise is alive and well in America.
