Senior prison officer Derron Winston Watson, who had been accused of smuggling ganja into HMP Northward, has denied allegations of supplying a prisoner with the drug.
Watson, who appeared before the Grand Court on Friday 29 March, entered a not guilty plea to a single charge of misconduct in a public office – a different charge from what he was originally arrested for.
In an initial statement released by the RCIPS on Thursday 29 Feb., police said Watson was arrested for a charge of smuggling contraband, however that charge was not put to him during last week’s hearing.
Watson’s current charge stems from a joint operation at HMP Northward on 28 Feb., when other senior prison officers were said to have seized an unknown quantity of vegetable matter, suspected to be ganja, off Watson’s person during a search.
Following his not guilty plea, a five-day jury trial was set for 30 Sept., and he was released on bail.
He remains suspended from official duties until completion of the trial.
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