Ex-Va guard pleads guilty to drug, bribery charges

STAUNTON, Va. — A former Augusta County corrections officer awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to drug and bribery charges.
  April M. Hogsett of Doe Hill admitted in court Monday that she used her position to deliver marijuana to inmates at the Augusta County Correctional Center in Craigsville.
  The 26-year-old Hogsett pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to distribute and bribery.
  Assistant Commonwealth
s Attorney Thomas Knoll Jr. says three inmates admitted to participating in a drug trafficking scheme inside the prison.
  A Department of Corrections spokesman says Hogsett began working at the prison last year. She was dismissed six days after her arrest on Aug. 7.
  A sentencing hearing is set for December.