AP In this photo provided by the New York City Department of Investigation, a sharp edged multi-tool is shown, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, in New York.
A Rikers Island correction officer was busted trying to smuggle in a razor-edged tool, authorities said Sunday.
Officer Charles Bracey, 47, hid the tool in a paper sleeve, wrapped in electrical tape, in his backpack as he arrived for his shift at the Anna M. Kross Center, according to Department of Investigation Commissioner Mark Peters.
Bracey, of Queens, was charged with promoting prison contraband.
He has worked for the department since 2006 and earned nearly $76,500 annually.
Joe Marino/New York Daily News Department of Investigation Commissioner Mark Peters holds a press conference on the findings of DOI's investigation into failures by Corizon Health, inc., and lack of oversight by Department of Correction and Health in City jails.
The officer’s arrest marks the seventh time in the past five weeks that a correction staffer was caught and charged with smuggling contraband to inmates.
“More arrests can be expected as DOI continues to intensify its widespread investigation into smuggling and violence at Rikers,” Peters said.