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Prison guard arrested Thursday

Correctional Officer Gerald Williams was arrested Thursday and booked into Jackson County jail following a bust by an undercover police officer.

By Staff Report
Published: December 06, 2009

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Correctional Officer Gerald Williams was arrested Thursday and booked into Jackson County jail following a bust by an undercover police officer. According to a news release from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Williams was allegedly caught trying to smuggle contraband to a Jackson Correctional Institution inmate.
According to Sheriff Lou Roberts, the investigation was called due to discovery of contraband being smuggled into JCI in Malone.
During the investigation, law enforcement officials traced it back to Williams, 25, and concluded he was the culprit.
The press release stated an arrangement was made by Williams with an inmate incarcerated at JCI to introduce a cell phone into the prison, for which Williams was to be paid $500.
On Thursday morning, Williams traveled to a location near Highway 71 South and Interstate 10 to receive possession of the cellular phone and his payment of $500. Unknown to Williams, the person he met with was an undercover officer, according to the news release.
After leaving the meeting, Williams was placed under arrest for attempt to introduce contraband into a state facility and receipt of unlawful compensation, for the money that he received as payment.
According to the press release, further investigation revealed Williams allegedly had possession of letters that had been provided to him by inmates to mail out for them.
As a result, Williams was additionally charged with removal of written communication from a state correctional institution.