Former corrections officer arrested for attempted smuggling of over $1M worth of narcotics
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GOOCHLAND COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A now-former corrections officer with the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) has been arrested for allegedly smuggling $1.1 million worth of drugs into a VADOC facility in Goochland County.
VADOC announced the arrest of April Parrott on Thursday, Oct. 23. Parrott is a former corrections sergeant with the Virginia Correctional Center for Women.
According to the release, Special agents with the Office of Law Enforcement Services (OLES) arrested Parrott and five other people — including three probationers and an inmate — in connection with the crime. They are facing 13 charges following indictments by a grand jury in Goochland County Circuit Court.
Parrott has been charged with five counts, including:
- One count of conspiracy to deliver narcotics to a prisoner
- One count of attempt to deliver narcotics to a prisoner
- Two counts of possession
- One count of delivery of narcotics to a prisoner
“Virginia Correctional Center for Women is safer today thanks to the dedicated work of the VADOC’s Office of Law Enforcement Services,” said VADOC Director Chad Dotson. “Our team is working around the clock to keep dangerous drugs and other contraband out of our facilities."
OLES special agents continue to investigate. Anyone with information concerning the attempted smuggling can call 540-830-9280.
