SAN DIEGO—A San Diego County sheriff’s deputy who allegedly had cocaine in his car at a county jail pleaded not guilty Feb. 27 to a felony count of bringing drugs onto jail property.
Allen Wereski, 48, was booked into jail earlier this month and suspended without pay, according to a statement from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. The statement did not indicate whether Wereski worked at the jail facility where the incident allegedly occurred.