MEDIA RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: January 7, 2022
AGENCY: SEDGWICK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
LOCATION: WICHITA/SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS
TELEPHONE: (316) 660-3900
CONTACT: SHERIFF JEFF EASTER
Throughout this week, the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office received information concerning a detention deputy bringing contraband into the Sedgwick County Detention Facility. The complaint was assigned to the Investigation’s Division and is still ongoing. The detectives assigned to the case have discovered the detention deputy was involved in trafficking contraband. Due to the allegations and evidence ascertained, it was determined enough probable cause existed to arrest the detention deputy for trafficking contraband. Additional charges could be applied, depending on the results of the ongoing investigation.
The Detention Deputy, Andrew Gilbert, began employment with the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office in June of 2019. Effective today, he was placed on suspension without pay.
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The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office is a professional organization that honors our core values of Integrity, Duty, Ethics, Attitude, Leadership and Service. The Sheriff’s Office takes pride in demonstrating these values on a daily basis. Every alleged complaint has been and will continue to be investigated thoroughly.
Detention Deputies are not above the law. The Sheriff’s Office will always investigate, or assist in the investigation, of any crime, with the due diligence that the public entrusts in us.
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