WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas — A Williamson County correctional officer has been fired after they admitted to bringing a prohibited substance inside the facility, according to Sheriff Robert Chody.
A release on Wednesday named the now former officer as being Jonathan Flournoy.
Sheriff Chody said detectives began an investigation in January after they received a complaint.
In March, detectives with the Williamson County Sheriff's Office received information that Flournoy was bringing tobacco products into the jail in exchange for cash with several inmates.
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The sheriff said that investigation eventually led to the confession and termination of Flournoy.
"This behavior doesn't reflect [the Williamson County Sheriff's Office] or our [correctional officers]," Sheriff Chody tweeted.
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