Wilburton Officer Crocker Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Meth, Weed

Timothy Blayn Crocker, a 25-year-old former correctional officer from Wilburton, Oklahoma, pled guilty to conspiracy for smuggling methamphetamine and marijuana into the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. The charge, filed in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, carries a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.

Crocker, while employed at OSP from August 2015 to December 2015, used his position to traffic contraband to inmates. On December 7, 2015, he was caught in possession of approximately one pound of marijuana, 150 grams of methamphetamine, and tobacco — all destined for inside the prison walls. He allegedly received $1,000 per delivery for these illegal shipments.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Crocker knowingly conspired with others, both known and unknown, to distribute controlled substances within federal jurisdiction. The conspiracy ran from October 2015 through December 7, 2015, violating Title 18, United States Code, Section 371.

A joint investigation by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and the Drug Enforcement Administration uncovered the operation. The probe was part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), a federal initiative coordinated by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

Crocker is no longer employed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. Magistrate Judge Kimberly E. West accepted his guilty plea in federal court in Muskogee and ordered a presentence investigation report. He remains on bond pending sentencing.

Assistant United States Attorney Shannon Henson prosecuted the case for the federal government. Crocker’s fall from prison guard to convicted conspirator underscores the persistent problem of corruption and contraband inside the nation’s correctional facilities.