SAN ANTONIO — A deputy with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office resigned Monday amid allegations he smuggled contraband to inmates at the Bexar County Jail, the Sheriff's Office confirmed.
A spokesman for the agency said Deputy Milton Martinez was the subject of administrative and criminal investigations by the BCSO Public Integrity Unit. Martinez is suspected of smuggling tobacco to inmates.
Sheriff Javier Salazar said the resignation came after a fellow deputy confronted Martinez over the allegations.
"He went and confronted this deputy and asked him about it," Salazar said. "Much to his surprise, (Martinez) came clean and told him about it. That other deputy then, in turn, wrote the report and turned in (Martinez) to the administration."
Salazar said investigators with the Public Integrity Unit questioned Martinez at length, at which point, Martinez decided to resign.
"We're looking into the possibility that there was other smuggling taking place with this now former deputy," Salazar said.
He said "chances are there that it could've been much worse than what (Martinez) is making it out to be."
The sheriff said, if warranted, charges will be filed against the former deputy. Despite Martinez's resignation, the investigations will continue.
"Anything that is smuggled into this facility unauthorized is against the rules -- it's against the law," Salazar said. "We're not going to tolerate it. Absolutely, this person is going to be held accountable. For now, he no longer works for the sheriff's office. He has already been discharged with a dishonorable discharge."