North Country Gazette » 16 Florida Prison Guards Guilty Of Drug Conspiracy
North Country Gazette » 16 Florida Prison Guards Guilty Of Drug Conspiracy: "charged defendants Latess Hill, Jentle Chatman, Zedra Warner, Belinda Davis Brown, Tanika Wright, Samantha Wilkerson, Kenyetta Biggs, Elisha Allen, Melvin Brown, Antonio Key, Jason Miller, Marcus Pitre, Dondia Wilkerson, Pakesha Mccray, Takisha Golden, and Melissa Jefferson, with one count of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute.
The indictment also charges individual defendants in nine counts of attempting to possess cocaine with intent to distribute it. Each of the charged individuals pleaded guilty to at least one felony count involving either conspiracy to possess cocaine or attempting to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute.
Eleven of the 16 individuals charged were employed by the State of Florida as corrections officer at the Glades Correctional Institute, located in Belle Glade, Palm Beach County, FL. Of those employed elsewhere, defendant Tanika Wright was employed as a corrections officer at Florida Road Prison, located in Loxahatchee, Palm Beach County.
Elisha Allen was employed by The Geo Group, a third-party contractor with the State of Florida, as a corrections officer at South Bay Correctional Facility, located in South Bay, Palm Beach County. Antonio Key, Dondia Wilkerson, and Pakesha Mccray were not correction officers, but misrepresented themselves as corrections officers during the undercover investigation."
