The veteran correctional officer gave the drugs to an inmate, who sold them in the jail, officials said.
Bryant Mack, 54, of Shamong faces up to five years in state prison, theOffice said Wednesday. He has also been ordered to forfeit his job and is banned from holding a public job for the rest of his life, officials said.
Mack, who worked at the jail for 18 years, hid drugs in potato chip bags and snuck them into the facility the prosecutor’s office said.Mack was nabbed Sept. 4, 2021, when other correctional officers found two inmates with drugs and “other contraband” in their cells and traced the items back to Mack, the prosecutor’s office said.
“Mr. Mack violated his sworn duty to protect and serve when he brought contraband into the jail for his own personal gain,” Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. “By doing so, he placed his fellow officers and other inmates at the jail in danger and justice requires that he take responsibility for his actions.”
Mack, who is scheduled to be sentenced April 21, pleaded guilty to second-degree conspiracy to distribute a controlled dangerous substance.Our journalism needs your support. Please subscribe today to
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