A former Durham County detention officer who admitted to accepting a bribe from an inmate to supply him with Chick-fil-A sandwiches and cell phone batteries avoided jail time in a recent plea, according to the district attorney and court documents.
Former Sgt. Nicole Locke pleaded guilty to bribery of an official, a class F felony. Her 12-month supervised probation sentence was part of a negotiated plea with prosecutors and approved by Durham County Superior Court Judge Michael O’Foghludha on Jan. 6.
If Locke violates her probation, she may be required to serve 10 to 21 months in prison, according to court documents.
‘It sends the wrong message’
Former Durham County Sheriff Mike Andrews said the sentence seems “soft.”…