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5, including ex-CO, incited for bribery, smuggling

Found that 37-year-old Derek Turner, a correctional officer, was accepting cash payments to smuggle drugs and other contraband into the facility for two inmates

The Republic

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has arrested three people, including a former correctional officer, on charges related to bribery and drug smuggling at the Maury County Jail.

The agency said in a news release Monday that a grand jury last week indicted five people as a result of an investigation that started more than a year ago.

In a covert operation, the TBI, FBI and Maury County Sheriff’s Department found that 37-year-old Derek Turner, a correctional officer, was accepting cash payments to smuggle drugs and other contraband into the facility for two inmates.

Full story: 5 people, including former jail officer, indicted for bribery, smuggling at Maury County Jail