Roundtree Says Money is Behind Jailers Bringing Contraband to Inmates
For the fourth time since April, a jailer at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center has been arrested and terminated for bringing contraband to an inmate at the facility.
During a news conference today, Richmond County Sheriff Richard Roundtree said Deputy Arrington Mursier was charged with Possession of a Schedule One Narcotic with Intent to Distribute, Conspiracy to Distribute, and Violation of Oath by Public Officer after officials confirmed through video surveillance he had allegedly passed an unknown object to an inmate that turned out to be K2, a synthetic form of marijuana. Roundtree said both the deputy and the inmate have been arrested and Mursier was also terminated on Monday.
Roundtree said a subsequent search of Mursier’s home led investigators to pre-packaged bags of the substance believed to be intended for distribution with a street value of around $195,000.
Roundtree added that more charges and more arrests are expected in the case.
Roundtree added that a total of 24 deputies and investigators have been arrested on a variety of offenses since 2021. Eight were charged for non work-related offenses, and 10 of the remaining 16 were charged with bringing contraband into the detention center.
He money appears to be the motivating factor behind sheriff’s office employees bringing contraband to inmates. Roundtree said a single “drop” of contraband into the facility has netted the employee as much as $2,000.
