A Chesapeake Sheriff’s Deputy was arrested this morning on charges related to his role in smuggling heroin into the Chesapeake City Jail in Norfolk, Virginia.
According to allegations in the indictment, from July 2017 through January 2019, Jenis Leroy Plummer, Jr., 35, as a Chesapeake Sheriff’s Deputy at the Chesapeake City Jail, conspired with conspirators to smuggle heroin and other contraband into the Chesapeake City Jail.
The indictment alleges that on October 19, 2018, Plummer drove to a cul-de-sac on Horse Run Drive in Chesapeake and picked up a package containing contraband that a conspirator had left for him to retrieve. On that same day, Plummer used his position as a Chesapeake Sheriff’s Deputy to smuggle the contraband to an inmate in the jail.
Plummer used his position as a Chesapeake Sheriff’s Deputy to obtain funds that he was not entitled to receive.
The Chesapeake Sheriff’s Office has provided significant assistance and full cooperation during the investigation.
Mr. Plummer is charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute heroin, conspiracy to obtain property under color of official right, and a separate count of obtaining property under color of official right. If convicted of all counts in the indictment, he faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison.
A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: Public Corruption|Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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