Limestone Correctional Warden, wife facing drug charges

Taylor Mitchell
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LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — The warden at Limestone Correctional Facility and his wife have been arrested and are facing drug charges, according to the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC).

Warden Chadwick Crabtree and Melissa Crabtree were arrested at their home on Friday by ADOC’s Law Enforcement Services Division, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s SWAT and the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office on several bench warrants.

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Both the Warden and his wife are charged with second-degree unlawful possession of marijuana, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, manufacturing of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia. They were taken to the Limestone County Jail.

Court documents show the arrest of Chadwick Crabtree was made in connection with an incident in Limestone County on Sep. 1, 2022. The complaint says the charges are connected to the manufacture of psilocybin mushrooms, a form of psychedelic mushroom.

“[Chadwick] Crabtree has been placed on Mandatory Leave without pay pending further personnel action,” ADOC said.

Chadwick Crabtree, an Elkmont native, has worked with ADOC over 20 years, and previously served as warden at the Birmingham Community Based Facility for women inmates, ADOC’s website shows. He is listed on its website as a ‘Warden III,’ which is the highest rank an officer can have at a prison.

ADOC said its law enforcement division also searched Chadwick Crabtree’s office at the correctional facility. The investigation is ongoing and officials said further charges may be pending.

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