Rape charges dismissed in MDC corrections officer case

The 2nd Judicial District Attorney’s office dismissed charges Monday against then-Metropolitan Detention Center corrections officer Andres Verdugo for raping an inmate after the inmate failed to show up as a witness for trial, which was scheduled before Judge Cristina Jaramillo. A “nolle prosequi” was filed by Assistant District Attorney Jacqueline James, who said in the […]