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| Minn. Official Resigns After Allegedly Bringing Pot to Prison |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 11/26/2002 |
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A Minneapolis public housing commissioner resigned after pleading guilty to taking marijuana into a state prison where he volunteered as a religious worker. Steven D. Chapman, 51, entered the plea last month to a felony charge of introducing contraband into a prison. His letter resigning from the part-time post, released this week by the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority, said he was confident a trial would have vindicated him but pleaded guilty to spare his family 'potential harm.' His attorney, Edward Simonet, declined to elaborate. According to a complaint, an inmate's brother gave Chapman the marijuana to deliver to the inmate. Police learned of the deal, and when Chapman was asked at the prison in Oak Park Heights if he had drugs, he pulled the marijuana from a pocket, the complaint said. Under a plea agreement, which still must accepted by a judge, Chapman faced up to 90 days in jail, Washington County Attorney Doug Johnson said Wednesday. Sentencing was set for Dec. 9. |
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