Former VADOC Employee Found Guilty Following 2025 Attempt to Smuggle Drugs into...
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August 17, 2026
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA — A former Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) corrections sergeant was found guilty Friday of two charges following her October 2025 arrest in a months-long investigation of the attempted smuggling of approximately $1.1 million (prison value) worth of drugs into Virginia Correctional Center for Women in Goochland County.
April Parrott of Gordonsville was charged in Goochland County Circuit Court with a total of five charges, including Conspiring with others to deliver drugs to a prisoner (a class 5 felony) and Possession of a Schedule III substance (a class 1 misdemeanor). As part of a plea agreement negotiated with the Office of the Goochland County Commonwealth’s Attorney, Parrott pled guilty to the felony conspiracy charge and the misdemeanor possession charge. Three remaining charges against Parrott were not pursued.
Parrott faces a maximum sentence of eleven years in prison and a $2,500 fine when she is sentenced in December.
Five additional people were arrested in this case, including three probationers and an inmate. More information can be found in an October 23, 2025 news release from the VADOC.
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