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Ondray Brandon Ladia
After a jailer found a bevy of narcotics concealed inside a deodorant stick belonging to a 43-year-old inmate, who is already accused of continuous sex abuse of his daughter, a Jefferson County grand jury indicted the man Sept. 28 for prohibited substances in a correctional facility.
According to a probable cause affidavit detailing the April 23 encounter, a jailer was searching Ondray Brandon Ladia’s bunk when they found quetiapine (antipsychotic medication), trazodone (antidepressant), loratadine (antihistamine) and diphenhydramine (antihistamine).
The investigating officer wrote that multiple pills were found inside a silver deodorant stick and photographed as evidence. A nurse at the jail told investigators the diphenhydramine (Benadryl) was the same as they administered at the correctional facility. The nurse further stated that none of the aforementioned pills appear on Ladia’s medical record as those he has been – or should be – taking.
According to the probable cause affidavit describing Ladia’s alleged sexual abuse, a Mequite police officer called his Groves counterparts to alert them of the crimes that took place in their jurisdiction.
“Officers met with a 15-year-old victim, who indicated that her father – Ladia – had been sexually assaulting her for several years,” the affidavit reads. “(She) provided officers with writings allegedly from (Ladia), detailing him sexually abusing (her) and fantasizing sexually about her. (She) was interviewed at a child advocacy center, where she detailed that she previously lived at Beverly Place Apartments. While living there, (Ladia) made her perform oral sex on him several times over the course of several years, along with other sexual abuses.
“At the time of these offenses, (she) was approximately 7-8 years of age. These allegations would have occurred on or about the years 2012-2013. (Ladia) was interviewed by a detective with the Mesquite Police Department, where he admitted to at least two different times he had (his daughter) perform oral sex on him.”
As of press time, Ladia was listed on the Jefferson County inmate roster alongside a $285,000 bond. Ladia was set to appear in Judge Raquel West’s 252nd District Court on Oct. 5, but defense attorney Jason Nicks requested a reset that has to be scheduled.