St. Croix Prison Guard Darren Giddings Arrested for Taking Ganja Into Golden Grove

ARRESTED: Bureau of Corrections officer Darren Giddings, 35, by the VIPD on Thursday.

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FREDERIKSTED ––  A St. Croix prison guard has been arrested at Golden Grove Adult Correctional Facility and charged in relation to introducing drugs into the prison, authorities said today.

Police said Darren Giddings, 35, a Bureau of Corrections officer, was charged on Thursday with promoting prison contraband and introduction of narcotics or addictive drugs into the prison.

Bureau of Corrections supervisors called the 911 Emergency Call Center to report the incident, according to Virgin Islands Police Department spokesman Glen Dratte.

The VIPD’s K-9 Unit responded to the scene and examined the substance in question and confirmed it to be marijuana, Dratte said.

Bail was set by a Superior Court Judge at $10,000. Giddings was able to post 10 percent of his bail and was released in the custody of a family member pending an advice of rights hearing.

Every suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.