A state corrections officer who resigned his job amid a probe earlier this year is facing a criminal charge for allegedly helping to smuggle tobacco into the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility in Rutland.
David Orvis, 28, of Rutland, was issued a citation last week to appear in court in Rutland next month to face a misdemeanor charge of neglect of duty by a public officer, according to a Vermont State Police press release issued Monday.
State police began their investigation after the prison’s assistant superintendent, Michael Dounetos, reported in early February that Orvis had been relieved of his duties as a corrections officer pending an investigation, the release stated.
According to the release, authorities determined that Orvis had “coordinated with at least two separate incarcerated individuals to transport contraband, specifically tobacco” into the Rutland prison.
Orvis received electronic payments for “the tobacco and his efforts,” coordinated by the same two incarcerated individuals, the release stated.
State police said they were informed during their investigation that Orvis had resigned his job as a corrections officer.
