NORFOLK, Va. – A former Chesapeake Sheriff’s deputy was sentenced immediately to 2 and a half years in jail for conspiracy to acquire property below shade of official proper.
In keeping with court docket paperwork, Jenis Leroy Plummer, Jr., 34, of Norfolk, used his official place as Chesapeake Sheriff’s Deputy to smuggle heroin, cocaine, cell telephones, e-cigarettes and different contraband into the Chesapeake Metropolis Jail. In alternate, conspirators gave Plummer over $6,500 in money. From July 2017 via January 2019, Plummer knowingly and deliberately conspired with an inmate within the Chesapeake Metropolis Jail to have interaction on this scheme. On quite a few events all through the conspiracy, Plummer contacted the inmate’s girlfriend and organized to fulfill her at varied areas in Hampton Roads to select up the contraband. At these conferences, the inmate’s girlfriend gave Plummer the illicit contraband in blue latex gloves. Plummer then smuggled the contraband into the jail and delivered the gadgets to the inmate.
In alternate for utilizing his official place, quite a few people linked to the inmate paid Plummer with money, by way of CashApp, and by way of PayPal. On one event, legislation enforcement noticed the inmate’s girlfriend drop a black sock containing contraband at an organized assembly location in a cul-de-sac on Horse Run Drive in Chesapeake. Regulation enforcement recovered the black sock and changed the suspected baggage of narcotics with two baggage of pretend narcotics and returned the black sock to its unique location. Thereafter, legislation enforcement noticed Plummer journey to the cul-de-sac and retrieve the black sock containing contraband that included the pretend narcotics. After being approached by legislation enforcement, Plummer, and his conspirators, individually admitted their involvement within the conspiracy.
G. Zachary Terwilliger, U.S. Legal professional for the Japanese District of Virginia, and Martin Culbreth, Particular Agent in Cost of the FBI’s Norfolk Area Workplace, made the announcement after sentencing by Senior U.S. District Choose Robert G. Doumar. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Melissa E. O’Boyle and Joseph E. Depadilla prosecuted the case.
A replica of this press launch is situated on the web site of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Japanese District of Virginia. Associated court docket paperwork and knowledge are situated on the web site of the District Court for the Japanese District of Virginia or on PACER by trying to find Case No. 2:19-cr-25.
