CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE – United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire Tom Colantuono and FBI Special Agent in Charge Warren Bamford announced today that Sherry Roderick, of Concord, New Hampshire, was sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to one count of smuggling a controlled substance into a facility holding federal inmates. As a condition of her probation, Roderick was ordered to serve six months of home detention during which time Roderick will have to wear an electronic monitoring device.

In July 2007, Roderick pleaded guilty to purchasing a greeting card in May 2006 and glueing crushed oxycodone wrapped in tin foil to the inside of the card. Roderick then caused the card to be mailed to an inmate at the Strafford County House of Corrections (SCHOC), who was to deliver the card containing the oxycodone to Roderick’s then boyfriend, Travis Blodgett. At the time, Blodgett was being held at the SCHOC on federal bank robbery charges. The card was intercepted by the FBI and its contents were analyzed by the State Police Forensics Laboratory. The lab confirmed that the crushed powder hidden in the card was the controlled substance oxycodone.

U.S. Attorney Colantuono stated: “Keeping drugs out of our jails and prisons is critical to providing a controlled and safe environment for corrections officers and employees and for those incarcerated. Introduction of controlled substances into the prison environment poses a significant threat to the administration of justice. My office will continue to work with federal, state and local law enforcement, including county corrections officials, to ensure the peace and safety of our correctional facilities.”

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New Hampshire State Police.