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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Donna Ferguson

Lancashire prison governor denies alleged relationship with drug gang leader inmate

Kerri Pegg arrives at Preston crown court
Kerri Pegg, the former governor of HMP Kirkham, arrives at Preston crown court. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

A prison governor has denied two counts of misconduct in a public office after she allegedly entered into a relationship with an inmate and drug trafficker who called himself Jesse Pinkman, the name of a meth dealer from the TV show Breaking Bad, a court has heard.

It is alleged Kerri Pegg, 42, became “emotionally and personally involved with a serving prisoner”, Anthony Saunderson, the boss of a drug dealing gang who used the Pinkman name as a handle during secret communications with other criminals. He has since been convicted of drug trafficking.

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