FURTHER ARREST ARE MADE IN PROBE

Bare Hill: Two More Corrections Officers Tied To Drug Case

MALONE - Two state prison corrections officers were arrested Wednesday
as part of a continuing investigation at Bare Hill Corrections Facility.

Lt. Timothy J. Flint, 40, Potsdam, was arrested on charges of
second-degree obstructing governmental administration and official
misconduct. Corrections Officer Daniel T. Oaks, 32, Massena, was
charged with second-degree promoting prison contraband. Both were
released after arraignment Thursday in Malone Town Court.

The arrests were the outgrowth of the arrest Sept. 15 of Michael D.
Bradish, 43, of Route 190, Plattsburgh, who also was a corrections
officer at Bare Hill, on charges of third-degree criminal possession
of a controlled substance, attempted first-degree promoting prison
contraband, second-degree receiving reward for official misconduct and
forth-degree criminal conspiracy.

Mr. Bradish allegedly used the postal system to receive approximately
5 grams of heroin, which was smuggled into the prison in 37 glassine
envelopes.

Lt. Flint allegedly called Mr. Bradish at home Sept. 10 to make him
aware of an investigation in which his name was mentioned, Franklin
County District Attorney Derek P. Champagne said.

The charge against Mr. Oaks came about as the investigation branched
into what else what going on the prison, Mr. Champagne said.

In fall 2005, Mr. Oaks allegedly brought into the prison and gave an
inmate a 2-inch bottle of paint that is typically used for in-house
jail tattoos.

"We have other individuals we're still looking at in connection with
Bradish," Mr. Champagne said. "A number of people are fully
cooperating with the investigation."

Both Mr. Flint and Mr. Oaks were suspended without pay, effective
Tuesday, said Linda M. Foglia, spokeswoman for the state Department of
Corrections Services.

"This is in no way reflective of those other hard-working employees at
Bare Hill or statewide for that matter," she said.

Mr. Flint had been with the prison system since 1989 and at Bare Hill
since 2004. Mr. Oaks started working as a corrections officer in 1997
and had been at Bare Hill since 2001.