INJURED. 11 PEOPLE ARE CHARGED AFTER INVESTIGATION INTO HOW CONTRABAND GOT INTO THE YADKIN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER. ONE OF THE SUSPECTS IS A DETENTION OFFICER HERSELF. SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS WENDY NELSON DEVELOPED AN INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP WITH AN INMATE THERE BY CHRISTOPHER CAUDILL INVESTIGATORS SAY NELSON ALLOWED CAUDEL TO USE A CELL PHONE AND WORKED WITH TWO OTHER MEN ED. BROOKLYN AND SCOTT STRICKLAND TO GET ITEMS INTO THE JAIL FOR CAUDILL JOSEPH WALKER AND CODY PARISH ARE ALSO FACING CHARGES IN THIS CASE. THEY ARE ALL ACCUSED OF FELON. DURING THE INVESTIGATION THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS IT ALSO LEARNED OF ANOTHER GROUP OF PEOPLE USING THE US POSTAL SERVICE TO SMUGGLE DRUGS INTO THE JAIL A TOTAL OF FIVE PEOPLE ARRESTED IN THAT CASE.
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Detention officer helped smuggle medication into jail, North Carolina sheriff says
Up to date: 7:05 PM CDT Could 4, 2023
A North Carolina detention officer helped smuggle medication right into a detention heart, deputies confirmed Monday.An investigation was carried out after officers discovered that small quantities of contraband and unlawful medication had been being smuggled into the Yadkin County Detention Middle, deputies stated. The investigation revealed that gadgets containing the medication had been being mailed via the USA Postal Service into the jail.In a separate, associated investigation, officers discovered that Wendy Nelson, a nighttime detention officer, was aiding two males within the supply of contraband and narcotics that had been hidden in property that was delivered for an inmate, Christopher Caudill. Nelson and Caudill had developed “an inappropriate private relationship” and Nelson allowed Caudill to make use of a cellphone whereas incarcerated.Nelson and Caudill had been arrested, together with Chadwick Essick, Johnathan Yarboro, Selena Calhoun, Joseph Walker, Cody Parrish, Edgar Strickland, Scott Strickland, Brandon Strickland and Bobby Davis.Nelson, 44, faces a number of felony counts. She acquired a $100,000 secured bond and is scheduled to look in courtroom on Could 18, officers stated.
A North Carolina detention officer helped smuggle medication right into a detention heart, deputies confirmed Monday.
An investigation was carried out after officers discovered that small quantities of contraband and unlawful medication had been being smuggled into the Yadkin County Detention Middle, deputies stated.
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The investigation revealed that gadgets containing the medication had been being mailed via the USA Postal Service into the jail.
In a separate, associated investigation, officers discovered that Wendy Nelson, a nighttime detention officer, was aiding two males within the supply of contraband and narcotics that had been hidden in property that was delivered for an inmate, Christopher Caudill.
Nelson and Caudill had developed “an inappropriate private relationship” and Nelson allowed Caudill to make use of a cellphone whereas incarcerated.
Nelson and Caudill had been arrested, together with Chadwick Essick, Johnathan Yarboro, Selena Calhoun, Joseph Walker, Cody Parrish, Edgar Strickland, Scott Strickland, Brandon Strickland and Bobby Davis.
Nelson, 44, faces a number of felony counts. She acquired a $100,000 secured bond and is scheduled to look in courtroom on Could 18, officers stated.
