Post Investigation: State attorney blocked criminal investigation into Delray Beach police lieutenantĭetectives said Gutierrez accepted a box of sandwiches and pasta in a Domino's Pizza box from a man. Buried between the food was about 83 grams – just less than one-fifth of a pound – of marijuana, in plastic bags. The Post is not naming the two men who helped coordinate the alleged drug smuggling from inside the jail because they have not been charged in the case as of Wednesday, according to court records. In several phone conversations recorded for months, two men who are being held in the main Palm Beach County jail called several people to arrange pick-ups and deliveries of drugs into the detention center on Gun Club Road in suburban West Palm Beach. Investigators said Simmons and Luzincourt were arrested in connection to the arrests of deputies Gutierre and Kirkland. Pierre has worked for the sheriff's office since 2014, according to state records. The report does not indicate how many drugs Pierre allegedly brought inside or for how long he had reportedly been doing so. The sheriff's office investigation alleges that Pierre would connect with relatives and friends of those housed inside the jail and receive anywhere from $200 to $1,500 to bring narcotics inside. Isabel Rosario Demanche, 30, also faces charges of conspiracy to introduce contraband into the jail and trafficking in methamphetamines.Īt this time, it's unclear if any other corrections deputies are involved in the investigation or how long the sheriff's office was aware of the situation. While Simmons and Luzincourt's charges stem from recent alleged drug transactions in the jail connected to deputies Gutierrez, and Kirkland, Pierre's charges date back to an investigation in October, records show. More: Florida prisoners, staffers - hard hit by COVID - getting vaccinesįor subscribers: With vaccines on the way, families, advocates of Florida prisoners reflect on year of COVID-19 All three men have bonded out of jail as of Monday, according to records. Three other people - Lunzer Luzincourt, 30, of Boca Raton Robert Simmons, 34, of Georgia and Shannon Smith, 27, of Boca Raton - face charges of smuggling contraband into a correctional facility. WEST PALM BEACH – A third corrections deputy and three more people face charges after an investigation surrounding drugs found inside the Palm Beach County jail, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.Ĭorrections deputy Samuel Pierre, 28, is the third corrections deputy to be charged in the alleged ring. Correction deputies Jose Gutierrez, 35, and Karl Kirkland, 56, were previously charged.
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