INDIANA — A Marion County corrections employee was arrested Tuesday after investigators say he tried to traffic drugs into the county jail.
According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, its intelligence unit intercepted jail communications that referenced an employee’s involvement in drug trafficking. Detectives arrested the man when he reported for work on September 16.
Officials said drugs were found on the employee and in his car. He had been with the sheriff’s office for one year and had no prior disciplinary history. Following the arrest, he was immediately terminated and booked into the same jail where he had worked.
“The public places immense trust in their public safety officials, and that trust is non-negotiable. Today’s arrest makes that clear,” Sheriff Kerry Forestal said in a statement.
The sheriff’s office said it will request charges of official misconduct, trafficking with an inmate, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of marijuana. The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office will determine the formal charges.
