A now-former Putnam County corrections officer has found himself on the other side of the law.
David Garcia, 25, turned himself in after a warrant was issued for his arrest for allegedly assaulting an inmate and helping another inmate bring narcotics into the jail.
His arrest comes in connection to a story News4JAX first reported last week. That story involved a murder suspectAuthorities said Garcia had a bright future but chose to allow himself to become corrupted by an inmate. But they didn’t know about the alleged corruption until after he was fired following unrelated incidents.
Shortly after Garcia’s employment was terminated, Putnam County detectives began investigating Francisco Arroyo, a verified Latin King gang member with ties to a Mexican drug cartel. Arroyo, 29, was a Putnam County jail inmate awaiting trial for murder and two counts of attempted murder. Deputies identified him as a suspect who plotted to have illegal narcotics snuck into the jail with help from a woman on the outside. Investigators said Arroyo also recruited Garcia.
Gang member awaiting trial on murder charge now suspected in jail drug smuggling operation, Putnam deputies say
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