A Multnomah County Grand Jury indicted five people for conspiring to smuggle drugs into the Multnomah County Detention Center.
The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Detective Unit opened a criminal investigation in December 2023, after receiving information from the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office, that an adult in custody, 30-year-old Levi Denison, may be engaging in suspicious activity.
A detective, assigned to investigate criminal activity within Multnomah County corrections facilities, began monitoring Denison’s phone activity. The detective learned Denison was conspiring with an adult in custody and people outside the jail to smuggle drugs, such as methamphetamine, heroin and buprenorphine, also known as Suboxone, into the facility.
The investigation prevented Denison, and the codefendants named below, from introducing drugs into the jail.
“I am very proud of the work by our detective assigned to the corrections facilities,” said Sheriff Morrisey O’Donnell. “Through collaboration with the DA’s Office, we were able to identify criminal activity, prevent dangerous contraband from entering our jails and hold all those, in-and-out of custody accountable. We take the health, safety and security of our jails seriously.”
Source: Multnomah County Sheriff's Office