From The Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — A federal judge sentenced a former Alabama Department of Corrections Officer on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 for unlawful possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine in a state prison, U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley announced.
“Smuggling contraband into our state prisons compromises the safety of everyone in the facility,” Escalona said. “This type of conduct, especially by those sworn to protect the institution, will not be tolerated. We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to investigate and prosecute corrections officers who violate positions of public trust.”
According to the facts presented at the sentencing hearing, Dixon attempted to smuggle 497 grams of methamphetamine into William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer, Alabama, where he was employed as a corrections officer.
The DEA investigated the case, which Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Cross prosecuted.