A Detroit Juvenile Detention Center mentor is facing charges after allegedly supplying marijuana gummies to minors in custody. Joseph Robinson, 22, of Detroit, was charged with four counts of providing a controlled substance to minors and four counts of furnishing contraband to prisoners, following an incident last Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., according to The Detroit News.
Robinson, who was working as a mentor at the detention center, allegedly gave the contraband to four 17-year-old boys. After fellow employees found the boys to be lethargic and incoherent, they were to quickly have them transported to a local Metro Detroit hospital for evaluation. The juveniles were discharged the same day with no sustained physical injuries reported, as ClickOnDetroit pointed out in their coverage. Robinson's action led to his arrest last Thursday, one day after the initial incident.
Responding to the charges, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy denounced the behavior, describing it as "reprehensible," especially since Robinson was in a mentorship role, meant to guide, not mislead. "There is simply no excuse for the defendant’s alleged behavior," she said in a statement obtained by CBS Detroit. "It is especially reprehensible because the defendant was supposed to be a mentor to the young men housed at the JDF — and not a catalyst for criminal conduct."
Robinson was arraigned with his bail set at $5,000, coupled with a GPS tether. According to court documents from the 36th District Court, a bond re-determination hearing is to be set for tomorrow, with a probable cause conference on July 15, and a preliminary examination on July 22, as ClickOnDetroit also mentioned.
