Two corrections officers in south Alabama have been arrested on drug charges.According to the Alabama Department of Corrections, 25-year-old Darryl Jerome Bradley was arrested over the weekend for attempting to smuggle illegal contraband into Station Correction Facility in Elmore. Bradley, a Millbrook native who had been a corrections officer since January 2018, resigned from his position following his arrest. He's charged with promoting prison contraband and unlawful possession of marijuana.On Monday, 50-year-old Wiggins Washington, a veteran corrections officer at Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore, was arrested in Bay Minette following a joint law enforcement investigation. Washington is charged with conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine. Authorities said he's also facing additional federal charges for allegedly being in possession of a firearm at the time of his arrest."Washington did not immediately resign, but administrative disciplinary actions are pending," ADOC officials said in a release.Anyone with information about possible criminal activity at any state prison is asked to call 1-866-293-7799. Share an online tip at www.doc.alabama.gov/investigationrequest.

Two corrections officers in south Alabama have been arrested on drug charges.

According to the Alabama Department of Corrections, 25-year-old Darryl Jerome Bradley was arrested over the weekend for attempting to smuggle illegal contraband into Station Correction Facility in Elmore. Bradley, a Millbrook native who had been a corrections officer since January 2018, resigned from his position following his arrest. He's charged with promoting prison contraband and unlawful possession of marijuana.


On Monday, 50-year-old Wiggins Washington, a veteran corrections officer at Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore, was arrested in Bay Minette following a joint law enforcement investigation. Washington is charged with conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine. Authorities said he's also facing additional federal charges for allegedly being in possession of a firearm at the time of his arrest.

"Washington did not immediately resign, but administrative disciplinary actions are pending," ADOC officials said in a release.

Anyone with information about possible criminal activity at any state prison is asked to call 1-866-293-7799. Share an online tip at www.doc.alabama.gov/investigationrequest.