The agreed assertion of information was learn to the courtroom on Friday within the case of Alex Williams, the 24-year-old jail guard charged final fall with smuggling hashish and tobacco into Central North Correctional Centre in Penetanguishene.
The Crown telling the courtroom Williams was below investigation by the OPP on the time, who had been watching his actions contained in the jail.
Williams was tracked, getting into the unit for work and seen grabbing objects from a duffle bag together with a number of pairs of sneakers.
On Friday the courtroom heard how Williams was seen putting the sneakers on a wheeled cart that was moved to a closet, the place he opened the door and blocked the safety digicam’s view.
That’s when investigators searched the world and located a number of lengthy cylindrical packages with 264g of hashish and hashish byproducts, with about the identical quantity of tobacco alongside rolling papers, matches and lighter elements.
After the cost was learn within the Midland courtroom, Williams pleaded responsible to breach of belief by distributing contraband to inmates.
His lawyer Jeffrey Fisher mentioned what the defence won’t admit is whether or not Williams was in possession of cash that was the results of any contraband trafficking.
The courtroom heard a Nike shoebox containing $4,000 in $20 bills was seized.
Jail workers believed the cash was associated to the trafficking to inmates by Williams.
Justice Stacey Nichols should now determine in a Gardiner listening to whether or not this disputed proof shall be thought-about an aggravating issue and the way it impacts Williams’ sentence.
Since his arrest, Williams has been banned from CNCC property, whereas the union president representing CNCC correctional officers Richard Dionne informed Ontario Chronicle the union is “Unable to provide any comments on this matter.”
Nonetheless, the Ministry of the Solicitor Basic, which oversees jails in Ontario, mentioned “The ministry can confirm that this individual is no longer employed by the ministry.”
In response to those that know him, Williams labored on the Penetanguishene jail for about two years previous to his arrest. Police mentioned investigators had been made conscious of an worker’s suspicious exercise contained in the jail and Williams was watched then searched by police and jail workers earlier than being charged.
The defence has additionally requested a pre-sentence report to assist the courtroom perceive Williams’ historical past previous to sentencing.
Williams’ matter returns to courtroom subsequent week in Midland to set a date earlier than Justice Nichols for his Gardiner listening to.
