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Corrupt Rikers Island Jail Guard Reveals How Became The KINGPIN Of Rikers | The Connect

The Connect- with Johnny Mitchell

Johnny Mitchell

True Crime

4.3563 Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2023

⏱️ 143 minutes

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Summary

Gary Heyward started as a normal jail guard fresh out of the marines. But after financial struggles and exposure to corruption from other corrections officers he soon began running a smuggling ring bringing in tobacco, drugs, and women to the inmates. This behavior eventually landed him in the role of inmate, completely changing his life. Go Support Gary! Book: https://a.co/d/bd09oab  YouTube Channel: @garyheyward   This Episode Is Sponsored by PrizePicks!  Visit https://www.prizepicks.com/connect for a first deposit match up to $100! Need some boost to your mental clarity? Try Magic Mind! https://magicmind.com/  For bonus content sign up for the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/theconnectshow   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

My name is Sherlock Holmes.

0:02.0

It's an unusual name.

0:03.0

Introducing Young Sherlock, a new Guy Ritchie series.

0:07.0

What game are we playing today?

0:09.0

Discover the origins.

0:10.0

It's cleaving. Those days are surely behind me.

0:12.0

Of crime's most iconic mind.

0:14.0

There has been a break-in.

0:17.0

Astoned. You should be a detective.

0:19.0

Starring Hero finds Tiffin, Donald Finn and Colin Firth.

0:22.5

If you start wearing a hat like that, I will no longer be friends with you.

0:25.9

Young Sherlock, new original series. Watch now only on Prime Video.

0:30.2

It sounds kind of crazy. I didn't dive really into the criminal aspect of Southern drugs,

0:35.6

so I became a law enforcement officer.

0:37.6

Hey, guys, today's guest is Gary Hayward. He is an author and former corrections officer

0:42.9

on Rikers Island. Gary served on Rikers for 10 years back of the late 90s in early 2000s. He

0:49.3

ended up running a smuggling ring inside of Rikers Island. He would bring in tobacco, drugs, even women for the inmates.

0:57.5

And he eventually took a fall, did a couple of years in prison.

1:00.5

He wrote several bestselling books about his experience.

1:04.0

He's got a great YouTube channel.

1:05.6

You should go check out.

1:06.6

And he's here to tell us everything about that time.

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