Correctional Officer, Family Member Arrested and Facing Drug Trafficking Charges

MONTOMGERY, Ala. – An Alabama Department of Corrections’ officer has been arrested alongside his cousin in connection with an ongoing investigation by the ADOC Investigations and Intelligence Division.

On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at approximately 5:15 P.M., correctional officer Christian Dashawn Esco, 27, was arrested and charged with trafficking illegal drugs. Officer Esco, of Montgomery, was assigned to Kilby Correctional Facility. He had been employed with the ADOC since May of 2017. Disciplinary actions are now pending against Esco by ADOC.

Officer Esco’s cousin, Joshua Duane Esco, 27, was arrested as a result of the same ADOC Investigations and Intelligence investigation. Joshua Esco, also of Montgomery, previously has been sentenced with first-degree robbery, attempted murder and first-degree theft of property. He pled guilty to first-degree theft of property and was given a five-year split sentence, serving two years and three months. Joshua Esco is currently serving a five year sentence for theft of property, first degree in the Tuscaloosa Community Corrections.

The Montgomery Police Department assisted with the arrest, which occurred at an eatery in Montgomery.

Officer Esco and Joshua Esco have been booked at Montgomery County Jail on $500,000 bonds. The ADOC Investigations and Intelligence Division continues to investigate the case.

The public should contact the ADOC Investigations and Intelligence Division at 1-866-293-7799 with information that may lead to the arrest of anyone attempting to introduce illegal contraband into state prisons. The public may also report suspicious activity by going to the ADOC Website at http://www.doc.alabama.gov/investigationrequest.



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