An Arizona correctional sergeant who blew the whistle on corruption and unsafe conditions inside a jail facility was found dead in an apparent suicide, officials confirm to ABC News.
The whistleblower was suspended for a week when she was caught downloading the videos.
"I had enough," Contreras said during the May 2019 interview when asked why she downloaded and leaked the footage."Because it’s a crime, what they were doing: allowing this to happen, allowing staff to get hurt, and not doing anything about it."Lewis Corrections Department located at 26700 AZ-85 in Buckeye, Az.Contreras also wrote to Gov. Doug Ducey on May 15, 2019 after his office launched an investigation.
"The deputy warden was outraged that we reported all of the deficiencies we found," Contreras wrote."He told us that we were only to count the cell doors that opened on their own when the padlock was removed -- and that we should not have included cell doors that opened with a slight juggle or push or be caused to register an Unauthorized Access alert on the computer on this report.
Contreras warned the governor that the deputy warden was trying to minimize or"present his office with false and/or misleading information and falsifying public records," she wrote.new leadershipDuring the late evening of March 8, Goodyear Police Department responded to a"domestic disturbance" call at Contreras' home.
The Maricopa County's Medical Examiner's office ruled Contreras' manner of death as a suicide caused by a"gunshot wound of head," according to online records."Our beloved friend Gabriela Contreras was taken too soon ... a loving and caring mother, daughter, and friend. A passionate person who was not afraid to stand for what she believed in," wrote a family friend on an online funeral fundraiser page.
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