UPDATE: Former DE correctional officer sentenced to 4+ years

A former Delaware correctional officer, will now be on the other side of the bars.

The Delaware Department of Justice says 28-year-old Darryl West, of Bridgeville, was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for drug dealing, promoting prison contraband, and conspiracy. He was convicted of the charges, back in November 2014.

West worked as a Correctional Officer at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, and was caught smuggling cell phones, and marijuana into the prison.