CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — A former correctional officer pleaded guilty to smuggling methamphetamine into Charlotte Correction Institution while he worked there.
Officials say Troy Alexander Cole was a correctional officer in June of 2021, and on three separate occasions, he agreed to smuggle drugs in exchange for money. He was paid $400, $1,000, and $4,000 for getting the drugs into state-run prison. They say he would notify the inmate when the packages were available.
Cole faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.
