CAMDEN, N.J. (1010 WINS) — A New Jersey correction officer admitted to accepting a bribe from an incarcerated person to smuggle a phone inside the prison facility, officials said Tuesday.
The Elmer resident, 36-year-old Marcus Kidd, worked at the Salem County Correctional Facility where he was offered $5,000 to smuggle the phone inside back in May, court documents show.
Kidd met with an associate of the detainee at a parking lot in Elmer where he was given the cash and the phone to bring inside.
The ex-officer pleaded guilty to one count of attempted extortion under color of official right.
Kidd now faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 20.
