What there is to know
- A Nassau County corrections officer with 11 months on the job was arrested after alleged contraband was discovered on him during a search upon his arrival at East Meadow Jail, according to the district attorney’s office.
- During that search, a Bible was seized, its pages coated in K2, which is a synthetic version of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, prosecutors said. A cell phone was also seized, which is not allowed inside.
- It was not immediately clear what the officer, identified by prosecutors as Javel Welch, intended to do with the Bible, and the specific charges against him were not known. They are expected to be unsealed at an arraignment later Thursday.
NEW YORK – It was not a crime of biblical proportions, but a man from Long Island may do penance.
A Nassau County corrections officer with 11 months on the job was arrested after alleged contraband was discovered on him during a search upon his arrival at East Meadow Jail, according to the district attorney’s office.
During that search, a Bible was seized, its pages coated in K2, which is a synthetic version of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, prosecutors said. A cell phone was also seized, which is not allowed inside.
It was not immediately clear what the officer, identified by prosecutors as Javel Welch, intended to do with the Bible, and the specific charges against him were not known. They are expected to be unsealed at an arraignment later Thursday.
No information was immediately available about a possible attorney for Welch.
The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office had no immediate comment on the arrest.
Synthetic cannabinoids are a class of drugs commonly referred to as K2. K2 affects the same area of the brain as marijuana, but it contains lab-made chemicals sprayed on dried leaves. These chemicals are not derived from the cannabis plant.
In New York State, it is illegal to possess, sell, offer for sale, or manufacture synthetic cannabinoids.