Crime & Safety
NC Prison Guard Pleads Guilty To Prison Smuggling Scheme
Kenneth Farr, 47, is accused of smuggling marijuana, tobacco and other drugs into the NC prison where he works, prosecutors said.
NORTH CAROLINA — A North Carolina prison guard could spend up to five years in jail after he pled guilty to smuggling marijuana, tobacco and pills he thought were oxycodone into the Halifax County prison where he worked, according to federal prosecutors.
Kenneth Farr, 47, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, entered into the guilty plea Friday, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Farr, who worked at the Caledonia Correctional Institution in Halifax, is accused of smuggling in the contraband on at least six occasions in 2018.
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"In exchange for smuggling the contraband, Farr received payments ranging from $300 to $500 in case of via a mobile application and pocketed at least $2,200 from inmates and their associates," DOJ said.
Farr is set to be scheduled in June and faces a maximum of five years in prison, DOJ said.
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