Female St. Louis Corrections Officer Arrested For Bringing Drugs To Inmate

Corrections Officer Arrested For Bringing Drugs To Inmate While On Duty

Corrections officer Joeisha Cofer was arrested for allegedly bringing drugs to an inmate while on duty.

Joeisha Cofer was arrested while on duty after she was accused of delivering drugs to inmates at the St. Louis Justice Center’s Medium Security Institution.

Before her arrest, Cofer worked at the correctional facility for four years. She is currently sitting behind bars at her former workplace. Inmate Anthony Chatman also faces similar charges.

 

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Text messages dating to October 23, 2021, showed Cofer and Chatman discussing their plans on how to transport the drugs along with footage showing the former corrections officer interacting with someone in a vehicle and bringing multiple items to Chatman’s cell.

In November 2021, there were two non-fatal overdoses of inmates, and correction officers found 33 fentanyl pills in Chatman’s cell during a search.

Cofer claims she brought the fentanyl pills to Chatman twice during an interview with police.