Authorities say four jailers have been charged in connection with a contraband investigation at a county jail in Alabama.
News outlets report 29-year-old George Gregory Bass, 32-year-old Robert Lindsey, 20-year-old Braxton Pierce Lamb, and 21-year-old Javon Cortez were charged with promoting prison contraband Monday.
The arrests of the four Marshall County jailers comes after a physical altercation between inmates and jail staff during cell searches last week. Sheriff Scott Walls says investigators learned the four jailers had been providing cellphones and tobacco products to inmates.
The sheriff said in a news release that the four jailers were fired Friday. He says Lindsey worked at the jail for about a year, while the others worked there for about two months. It’s unclear if they have lawyers.
(Associated Press, copyright 2018)
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