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| RCC’s Martin named top corrections officer |
| By gobogalusa.com - Marcelle Hanemann |
| Published: 10/10/2013 |
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Rayburn Correctional Center employee Sgt. Master Ray Martin was named the Louisiana Department of Corrections 2011 Correctional Officer of the Year during a recent awards program at the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections headquarters in Baton Rouge. The selection came a year later than normal after last year’s program was cancelled. Awards were presented for 2011 and 2012, and RCC picked up additional recognition. Lt. Larry Primes received the 2012 Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award, and Sgt. Master George Denham received the 2011 Secretary’s Award of Excellence. Also, Col. Larry Grow was recognized for having received the 2012 Charles E. Dunbar Jr. Career Service Award, the highest honor classified state employees can receive for their service to the state. Martin began his corrections career in 1987. The actions that led to his state distinction began in May 2011 when he was “shaking down” an inmate locker and found a handwritten letter that contained detailed instructions on how to manufacture methamphetamine. “It was an eye-opener since most of the common ingredients involved are available to offenders,” said Warden Robert Tanner. The letter quickly led investigators to information that several prisoners possessed the synthetic drug known as “Mojo,” he said. Martin also found some “Mojo.” Acting on a tip, he searched an offender’s locker and noticed that a coffee creamer container had been altered to contain a secret compartment. Inside were multiple packets of the contraband, said Tanner. Martin was asked to be a part of a new elite shakedown team, and he subsequently found “numerous contraband items hidden in various concealed locations,” the warden said. The Distinguished Service Award is given to a DOC institutional employee who acts courageously to protect life or property during a work related emergency situation. Primes earned the 2012 award for actions taken during the parish fair last year. During the fair parade Primes was assigned to Washington Street, the entry route for high school marching bands. He saw a member of the Bogalusa High band fall to the ground unconscious, and he immediately responded to the teen, who appeared to be suffering from heat exhaustion. While waiting for the emergency crew to arrive he removed the teen’s band equipment, stabilized his head and continued talking to him. Read More. |
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