Correctional officer caught with marijuana, methamphetamine entering Fountain facility
Rivers
A corrections officer at the Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore is now behind bars on $1.5 million bond after being arrested for trying to smuggle drugs and paraphernalia into the prison.
Robert O'Brian Rivers, 32, 57 Limestone Road, Monroeville, was charged with trafficking, attempting to commit a substance crime, unlawful possession of marijuana I.
According to court records, on March 27, Rivers, an employee with the Alabama Department of Corrections, entered the facility and was found to be in possession of 510 grams of marijuana and 244 grams of methamphetamine. Records show Rivers was attempting to introduce the drugs to give to an inmate.
Rivers is also accused of possessing a mixture containing 28 grams or more of methamphetamine.
During a bond hearing March 28 before District Judge Eric Coale, Rivers signed an affidavit claiming he was indigent and requested a court-appointed attorney.
Following his arrest at the prison, Rivers was transported to the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton.
Attempts to contact the Alabama Department of Corrections for comment or status of Rivers' employment with the state were unsuccessful.
