More details have been released about a fired Alexandria sheriff’s deputy going to court next month after allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs to an inmate in the city jail.
During the first week in April, an inmate at the detention center informed the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office that at least one sworn officer had given an inmate food items and narcotics. A widespread investigation found then-Deputy Sheriff Amarachukwu W. Igwe had an “overly familiar relationship with a male inmate,” according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.
ASO found that Igwe, 33, delivered hand-written notes to the inmate around 1:45 a.m. on March 14 and around 10:40 p.m. on March 20. Then, around 1 a.m. on March 21, “Igwe handed [the inmate] a full-sized ink pen with an unknown substance within or on the exterior of the pen. Igwe can be seen removing an item from her pant pocket and appearing to transfer a substance from a device to the ink pen, before providing it to the inmate, who hides it in his sock,” according to the affidavit…