Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
A Bucks County Department of Corrections officer was arrested Friday for allegedly trying to smuggle Suboxone in to the county jail.
Bucks County Detectives along with a prison investigator learned of a plan recently that involved Corrections Officer John Christopher Dingle, 35, of Philadelphia, smuggling Suboxone, a drug commonly used to treat opiate addiction, into the jail in Doylestown, authorities said.
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According to court papers, Dingle would receive Suboxone and $500 from the girlfriend of an inmate in exchange for smuggling the drugs in to the Bucks County Correctional Facility.
The prisoner’s girlfriend worked with law enforcement during the investigation, which ended with Dingle being apprehended by Doylestown Township officers as he pulled up to the prison to begin his shift, authorities said.
Shortly before Dingle’s arrest, he received $500 and the Suboxone from a undercover officer who he believed to be the prisoner’s girlfriend, court papers stated. The drug deal reportedly went down in front of the Regal Barn movie theater.
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Dingle admitted to trying to smuggle 16 packages Suboxone into the prison, according to court papers.
The 34 year old was arraigned before a judge Friday night on two drug charges and single counts of contraband and criminal use of a communication facility. He was sent to prison on 10 percent of $100,000 bail.
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Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
