OFFICIAL NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

Sheriff Gerald A. Turlich, Jr. announces the arrest of Giang "Tony" Vo, 20, of Buras, Louisiana. At the time of his arrest on May 11, 2020, Vo was employed by the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office (PPSO) as a correctional deputy assigned to the Plaquemines Parish Detention Center (PPDC) in Davant. Vo was charged with Malfeasance in Office, four (4) counts of Introducing Contraband into a Penal Institution, Possession with the Intent to Distribute Schedule I CDS (Controlled Dangerous Substances) and Possession of a Firearm while in Possession of a CDS.

Criminal investigators discovered Vo to be in possession of multiple cellular phones and an undisclosed amount of synthetic cannabinoids "Mojo" while in a secure parking area designated for employees of the PPDC. During the course of the investigation, two firearms were also discovered and seized from Vo's personally owned vehicle. Vo was hired by PPSO in September of 2019 and was assigned to the PPDC as a correctional deputy.

Giang Vo has been released from the Plaquemines Parish Detention Center on a $185,000 bond.

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Contact Information:
Lieutenant Chaun J. Domingue
Public Information Officer
Office: 504-934-6785
cdomingue@ppso.net