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Fourth IDOC officer pleads guilty to attempting to bring drugs
into an Idaho prison
DIR By: Bones
Date: February 2, 2019, 11:14 am
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> Four ex-correctional officers for the Idaho Department of
Correction now await sentencing for their roles in conspiring to
bring illegal drugs into a state prison.
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> The officers were charged after an investigation was initiated
by the FBI at IDOC’s request to address concerns of corruption
among correctional officers.
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> On Jan. 7, Erik Thompson, 37, pleaded guilty to two counts of
possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime
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> Former IDOC officer Richard McCollough, 37, pleaded guilty to
the same firearms offenses as Thompson, while Robert Wallin, 36,
and Timothy Landon, 36, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to aid and
abet drug trafficking crimes.
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> Sentencing for Thompson is set for April 7; for Wallin, Feb.
12; for McCollough, Feb. 25; and for Landon, Feb. 26.
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> Read more here:
HTML https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article225238610.html#storylink=cpy
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> ▪ Timothy Landon, 35, of Boise: two counts of
conspiracy to aid and abet the distribution of controlled
substances, and one count of possession and transportation of
contraband cigarettes.
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> ▪ Richard McCollough, 36, of Boise: one count of
conspiracy to aid and abet the distribution of controlled
substances, two counts of possession of a firearm in furtherance
of a drug trafficking crime and one count of distribution of
cocaine.
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> ▪ Eric Thompson, 38, of Star: one count of conspiracy
to aid and abet the distribution of controlled substances, two
counts of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug
trafficking crime and one count of distribution of cocaine.
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> ▪ Robert Wallin, 34, of Boise: one count of conspiracy
to aid and abet the distribution of a controlled substance and
one count of possession and transportation of contraband
cigarettes.
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> “The services provided by McCollough, Thompson and Landon
included acting as security at what they believed to be drug
deliveries and payment dropoffs, weighing drugs, counting money,
preparing drugs for delivery, (and) transporting a load of drugs
for the drug-trafficking organization,” Davis said.
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> In addition, McCollough and Thompson allegedly delivered drugs
to the organization’s customers, all while wearing their prison
uniforms and providing an additional prison uniform to an
undercover FBI agent.
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> Read more here:
HTML https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article208686654.html#storylink=cpy
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It must suck to be those guys. They must have given someone up
to plea down to this.
#Post#: 1200--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fourth IDOC officer pleads guilty to attempting to bring
drugs into an Idaho prison
DIR By: FellOffThePorch
Date: February 2, 2019, 2:47 pm
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Idaho is a no tolerance state... You get popped with drugs of
any kind in the smallest possible amount and you are looking at
some time. And then to bring it into a prison? Man these dudes
got balls... but if it goes Federal they should consider
themselves lucky!
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