Daryl Campbell has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for orchestrating a scheme to smuggle contraband into the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn. United States District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis imposed the sentence today, which will run consecutively to the 35-year term Campbell is already serving for a manslaughter conviction in New York County. Campbell pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess contraband in September 2025.
Between April and June 2024, Campbell, using a contraband cell phone, provided detailed instructions to co-conspirators on how to package and deliver contraband to the MDC. He explained a method of throwing a “line” from a fourth-floor window, onto which an outside co-conspirator would “hook” items to be pulled inside. On June 30, 2024, an attempt to execute this scheme was thwarted when correctional officers intercepted a rope containing synthetic cannabinoids, suboxone, marijuana, a scalpel, a phone charger, lighters, and cigarettes.
United States Attorney Joseph Nocella, Jr., for the Eastern District of New York, emphasized the consequences, stating, “The message to inmates from today’s sentencing is clear: go fishing for contraband, and all you will catch is another prison term.” FBI Assistant Director in Charge James C. Barnacle, Jr., added, “Daryl Campbell jeopardized the safety of other inmates and employees by obtaining illegal drugs and weapons while incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center.”
Campbell's co-defendants, Ian Diez, Jonathan Guerrero, Abel Mora, and Mayovanex Rodriguez, previously received sentences ranging from six to 30 months, while a sixth co-conspirator, Carl Kelly, awaits sentencing. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons assisted with the investigation, which was handled by the Office’s General Crimes Section.