Former Security Worker at NASA Goddard Arrested

Bryan Anthony Walls, the man charged April 20 with possessing counterfeit currency and who lived in the home where police found 15 guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition and marijuana, formerly worked in security at NASA Goddard.

Although Walls worked at Goddard, he was hired by another firm contracted by Goddard called SecTeck, Inc. of Reston, Va., said Goddard News Chief Ed Campion.

Walls worked at Goddard from 1999 to 2007, Campion thought, but could not  confirm the dates. When Patch called SecTek on Wednesday, the phone call was transferred to a man who did not give his name and responded to a request to discuss Walls with, "no comment."

Police arrested Walls, Sheila Shermick Coleman and Dmitri Vidal Walls-White following a drug complaint about a residence in the 1700 block of Barrington Court in Bowie, MD, according to the Prince George's County Police Department.

Officers seized a NASA badge along with seven long guns, eight handguns, several hundreds of rounds of ammunition, two ballistic vests, around $800 in counterfeit money, and 500 grams of marijuana, according to police.

Walls-White and Coleman were charged with possession with intent to distribute and possession of marijuana, according to court records.

Walls and Coleman were each released on $50,000 bonds on April 21, and Walls-White was released on April 22 on a $150,000 bond, according to court records.

No charges have been made regarding the guns, said Cpl. Mike Rodriguez, spokesperson for the county police. "Apparently they didn't find probable cause," he said.

With respect to the badge they seized, it was a police badge with a number, but it was not a photo ID badge, Campion said. Without a photo ID badge, Walls could not have gained access to Goddard or a government facility, Campion added.

Sometime after he left Goddard, Campion said he thought Walls was terminated by SecTek.

Following the seizure of the badge, NASA Goddard's security people began working with SecTek to look at what happens when someone is let go—and what its procedures are for turning in badges, Campion stated.

SecTec's hiring process is essentially private, so Goddard does not have oversight over its specific screening process, Campion explained. But he said SecTek is required to provide personnel that meet government standards.

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