Thomas the Tank Engine Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Two current and one former prison employee who all belonged to the Ku Klux Klan planned to kill a black inmate as he was released in retaliation for a fight, state officials said Thursday. The three men -- Thomas Jordan Driver, 25, David Elliot Moran, 47, and 42-year-old Charles Thomas Newcomb -- each were arrested Thursday on one state count of conspiracy to commit murder, according to a statement from Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi's office. Investigators said that late last year Driver handed a picture of the inmate, who was at that time out on supervised released, to an FBI informant who had infiltrated the Traditional American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Driver told the informant he had a fight with the inmate and both he and Moran wanted the former inmate "six feet under." Over the next few months, the FBI said their informant met with all three men, discussing plans to kill the man. One alleged plan involved shooting him during a ride to Palatka; another plan was to inject him with insulin and make it look like he died in a fishing accident. "My statewide prosecutor, acting in conjunction again with the FBI, staged a homicide scene where they took photos of the victim who was out of prison, now, of course, making it appear that he had been violently murdered," Bondi said. "Those photos were then shown to the corrections officers, who are alleged members of the KKK, and were very proud of this killing." Driver and Moran are current correctional officers of the Department of Corrections at the Reception and Medical Center in Lake Butler. Newcomb was a corrections officer trainee who was dismissed in January 2013 for failure to meet minimum requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 A good excuse for a one way ticket to SuperMax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+E.Worm Jimmy Subscriber¹ Posted April 4, 2015 Subscriber¹ Share Posted April 4, 2015 Pardon my ignorance if I am wrong, but what normal person whats to work as a correctional officer? seems the pay is low. does it attract with extra benifits? I mean who in their right mind wants this job? i think there is a reason there is a lot of prisoner altercations and abuse, and only people who enjoy it will want to keep such a job. Gives them some sense of personal power? Or are most of them taking it because they did not find anything else? Sorry for off topic, but I am genualy curious for possible reasons a person will take a job like that (and the personality and believes that often go with it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 With the economy being as unstable as it has, any port in a storm - especially of you have a family. BLS says they make about $39,000/yr + benefits, which beats the hell out of MickeyD's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas the Tank Engine Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 BLS says they make about $39,000/yr + benefits, which beats the hell out of MickeyD's. Not very much, for example, a police officer in Toronto, Canada makes approx. $50000/yr + benefits to start if I remember correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Not very much, for example, a police officer in Toronto, Canada makes approx. $50000/yr + benefits to start if I remember correctly. The median US household income $50,500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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