By Ryan Dunn
The Blade
TOLEDO, Ohio — A Lucas County jail inmate’s accusations that corrections officers took drugs to the jail have been ruled unfounded, according to a sheriff’s office investigation.
The criminal investigation has concluded and investigators found no physical evidence, video surveillance, or additional eyewitnesses to support the claims, according to a report by Sgt. Dave Carter.
On Jan. 22 an inmate said that since about Aug. 7 jail staff had occasionally provided other inmates with marijuana and used chewing tobacco for them to dry and smoke, according to the report.
“He states [officers] cut their soles on their boots to hide the contraband,” Sergeant Carter wrote.
The corrections officer who was specifically accused said he does not use chewing tobacco and has not provided tobacco or marijuana to inmates.
The inmate also claimed another corrections officer allowed inmates to sign into Facebook on her phone, according to the report. That employee also denied the inmate’s accusation to Sergeant Carter.
A Jan. 23 search of the jail for contraband in the 2 North module discovered two pens, a burnt wire used as an electrical conductor and antacid pills. A strip search that same day of another inmate found a 3-inch lighter with a USB port, according to incident reports.
The investigative report has been forwarded to the internal affairs division of the sheriff’s office.