Photos from the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office. Pictured from top to bottom, Kyle McIntire and Jameera Keen.
A former corrections officer at the Audrain County Jail is facing charges after being accused of delivering heroin to an inmate.
23-year-old Kyle McIntire of Perry, was arrested on Saturday, following a report from an inmate in the jail that other inmates ingested a powdery substance in the jail on September 26th.
According to a press release from the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office the investigation into the incident revealed a scheme involving inmates and others who allegedly introduced illegal substances into the Audrain County Jail in exchange for money.
Video and audio recordings from September 26th allegedly showed McIntire meeting with someone in a vehicle.
McIntire told the chief deputy of the Audrain County Jail that the person was delivering pill tablets concealed in a sandwich to him while on duty, and he delivered the tablets to an inmate incarcerated in the jail.
26-year-old Jameera Keen of Mexico, Missouri has been charged for allegedly delivering the drugs to McIntire.
Keen is being held in the Audrain County Jail without bond.
Mcintire is currently being held at the Monroe County Jail on a $10,000 bond.
He was placed on administrative leave during the investigation, and his employment has since been terminated, according to the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office.