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Contraband, Inmate Misconduct: Ex-Maryland Jail Guard Admits To Charges, Sheriff Says
A Charles County corrections officer who was indicted for inappropriate contact with a female inmate has pleaded guilty and is no longer employed at the jail, authorities announced.
Kolbey Cooper, 22, pleaded guilty on Thursday, June 5, to misconduct in office and introducing contraband into a correctional facility, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said.
The charges stem from a March 28, 2025 indictment handed down by a Charles County Grand Jury. Cooper, who had worked at the Charles County Detention Center (CCDC) for two years, was indicted on:
Two counts of sexual contact with an inc…
Pair Who Peddled Fentanyl To Undercover DEA Agents In DMV Face Federal Prison Time: DOJ
A dubious duo is facing prison time after admitting to selling fentanyl pills to undercover DEA agents in Washington, DC and Maryland, authorities announced.
Beltsville resident Edward Steven Monge, 22, and 26-year-old Jennifer Echeverria Flores, of Silver Spring, have both pleaded guilty for their roles in a fentanyl distribution ring, officials say.
According to prosecutors, between February and August last year, Monge sold more than 4,500 pills containing fentanyl to Echeverria Flores, who then sold those pills to an undercover DEA agent on five separate occasions in the DMV re…
