Pubdate: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 Source: Ledger, The (Lakeland, FL) Copyright: 2006 The Ledger Contact: http://www.theledger.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/795 Author: Dana Willhoit FORMER POLK DEPUTY PLEADS NO CONTEST TO DRUG CHARGES Lena Reeves, a former Polk County Sheriff's Office detention deputy who was arrested in November after allegations that she offered sex and money in exchange for prescription drugs, pleaded no contest to one count of possession of hydrocone, a felony, at her arraignment today. Judge Karla Wright withheld adjudication and sentenced her to three years probation and court costs of $373, and ordered that Reeves be evaluated for any an potential substance abuse problems. Reeves will have to comply with any treatment plan that the evaluator recommends, refrain from using drugs, and be subject to warrantless search and seizure during the probation period. Reeves, 37, was arrested on one felony charge of unlawful compensation involving official behavior. The charges stemmed from an incident in which she sent a sheriff's office employee home during work hours to get prescription drugs for Reeves' personal use, according to a sheriff's office press release. She retired on Oct. 23, several days before she was arrested. She had been with the sheriff's office for 16 years. Seven other employees retired suddenly in the wake of the investigation, including Maj. Dale C. Tray, a 26-year veteran and head of the jail's security division. Tray told investigators he once accepted a prescription pill from Reeves but didn't swallow it. No charges are pending against any of the other seven employees, according to Chip Thullbery of the State Attorney's office. - --- MAP posted-by: Elaine