WAYNE COUNTY, Ind. — A former corrections officer is accused of trafficking drugs into jail in exchange for money.
In August 2023 the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation after receiving reports of a corrections officer taking Suboxone strips into jail to be given to an inmate in exchange for money.
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After this investigation, corrections officer Adrian Blanton was immediately fired, according to a media release.
Blanton was arrested and booked into Wayne County Jail on Jan. 31 on a charge of trafficking with an inmate.
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