Bronx prosecutors have dropped charges against a New York City correction officer who was accused of smuggling a razor blade for an inmate on Rikers Island last year.
“It was just a weight lifted off my shoulders,” Simms, 33, told The Post. “All praises to the Lord that the truth came out.”with official misconduct and two counts of promoting prison contraband.
The city’s Department of the Investigations claimed at the time that Assistant Deputy Warden Denise Phillips at the George R. Vierno Center had spotted a handoff between the guard and an inmate.“It was just a weight lifted off my shoulders,” Simms, 33, told The Post after the case was dropped.The dad of three young kids said he felt like the investigation was rushed, and that his name had been dragged through the mud.
Spodek added, “As one of NY’s Boldest, Travis Simms deserves the respect of all New Yorkers, which includes his direct superiors and DOI. “A comprehensive investigation by Angelika Arias and myself showed absolutely no wrongdoing and he was cleared of all charges.” The Department of the Investigations had initially said Assistant Deputy Warden Denise Phillips spotted a handoff between Simms and the inmate.The Bronx District Attorney’s Office said it had dismissed the case because prosecutors would not have been able to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt.
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