Derrière smuggled Derringer detected by deputies (VIDEO)

Deputies at the Oklahoma County Jail were notified by an inmate that Mark Gregory Valadez; who was recently booked on a minor infraction, was bragging about sneaking a firearm into the facility. The deputies worked swiftly to get to the bottom of the backdoor security breach.

Oklahoma County Sheriff John Whetsel tells KFOR that “In this case, authorities said the weapon got past a body search. A pat-down will not reveal a Derringer firearm that is secreted in a body cavity.”

Authorities said because so many people were booked into jail over the weekend, Mark Gregory Valadez never went through a metal detector before being put into a jail cell with his “concealed” weapon.

Sheriff Whetsel said Valadez began bragging about the gun to other inmates and that’s when things got a bit more thorough.

“We had our officers go up and do a search and they found a little small Derringer with one small round inside,” Sheriff Whetsel said.

A small round inside the gun, inside Valadez.



He was originally arrested on a city violation that is now a felony count of possession of contraband in a penal institution… and a trip to the hospital.

“Because of complaints and concerns from Mr. Valadez, we had to take him to the hospital on complaints that he was actually found to be impacted do to the weapon,” Sheriff Whetsel said.

It is a violation of jail policy - not to mention it is just wrong!