Former Harris County detention officer sentenced to community supervision for jail drug smuggling
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A former Harris County detention officer accused of smuggling drugs into the jail has been sentenced to six years of community supervision following a guilty plea.
Robert Robertson, who faced charges of engaging in organized criminal activity, entered a guilty plea and received deferred adjudication with community supervision instead of jail time.
BACKGROUND: 2 charged for conspiring with detention officer accused of smuggling drugs into jail
The sentence stems from a 2023 investigation where Robertson was accused of working with inmate Toney Jones, 30, and Jonesâ girlfriend, Ashley Sharpe, 33, to smuggle methoxy dimethyl oxobutane into the Harris County Jail .
Jones was previously charged with engaging in organized criminal activity, while Sharpe was charged with possession of a controlled substance. Court documents revealed that Robertson supplied the drug to Jones, who then distributed it inside the facility.
The investigation began after an uptick in drug overdoses in the jail led authorities to the smuggling scheme.
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