SHERIFF'S DEPUTY IN DRUG CASE CHARGED FOR BREAKING CURFEW

A former sheriff's deputy accused of trying to smuggle drugs into the
Dartmouth jail last year was arrested Sunday night for allegedly
staying out 20 minutes later than his bail conditions permitted.

Tyrone Cornell David, 41, showed up at his residence on St. Margarets
Bay Road in Lakeside at about 11:20 p.m., according to Halifax RCMP
spokesman Cpl. Scott MacRae.

Under the conditions of his October 2009 bail, David is supposed to be
in his apartment between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.

David spent the night in police custody and was arraigned in Halifax
provincial court early this afternoon on a charge of breaching his
release conditions.

Federal Crown attorney Susan Bour consented to David's release on a
$1,000 recognizance.

As with his earlier bail, he has to report to Halifax Regional Police
headquarters every Friday in person or by phone, can't have a
cellphone or pager and must follow the curfew unless he's working or
dealing with a medical emergency.

Judge Brian Gibson ordered David to return to court Dec. 6 to enter a
plea on the charge.

David was first arrested Oct. 9, 2009, as he arrived at work at the
Dartmouth provincial courthouse.

Police allege that David had collected an envelope containing drugs
from Kathleen Mary Kierans, 23, of Bedford a few minutes earlier.

Investigators believed the drugs were destined to be smuggled into the
Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Dartmouth through the
holding cells at the courthouse.

Kierans's boyfriend, well-known crime figure Jimmy Melvin Jr., was in
custody at the Dartmouth jail at the time.

David and Kierans were both charged with three counts of conspiracy
and three counts of trafficking in hashish, marijuana and Valium.
David is also charged with breach of trust, accepting a bribe and 12
counts of possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking,
including hash, marijuana, Valium, heroin, hydromorphone, oxycodone,
ecstasy, morphine and amphetamines.

The pair have elected to be tried by a Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge
and jury. A preliminary inquiry, to determine if there is sufficient
evidence to proceed to trial, began last week in Dartmouth provincial
court and will continue Nov. 29 and Dec. 17.

David and Kierans were freed on bail last fall and ordered not to
communicate with each other. A Justice Department spokesman said David
was terminated from his job several months ago.