Charges against detention center officer dropped

Charges against a Roosevelt County Detention Center officer have been dismissed, at least for now.

Heather Brockman, 34, and Daejon Rae Coronado, 20, in October were arrested for bringing contraband to inmates at the jail, court records show.

Assistant District Attorney Brian Stover said Friday that charges against Brockman were dismissed after officials received “new information.”

Dan Lindsey, Brockman’s attorney, said a nurse reported she did not see any exchange of contraband and that it was not suspicious that a detention officer would bring an inmate into the medical office and close the door as prosecutors had alleged.

In court filings, Stover stated criminal charges against Brockman “will be refiled at a later time.”

Coronado, released from the jail in October on a personal recognizance bond, remains charged with trafficking controlled substances, conspiracy to commit trafficking controlled substances and bringing contraband into places of imprisonment.