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Evangeline Parish deputies arrested jail officers Kiana Mayo and Bethaney Lewis on contraband charges.
KLFY and KALB reported that the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office arrested correctional officers Kiana Mayo and Bethaney Lewis at the parish detention center in Ville Platte after an internal investigation. Each is charged with malfeasance in office, taking contraband into a penal facility, criminal conspiracy, and possession of a Schedule I controlled dangerous substance. Sheriff Charles R. Guillory said the investigation is still active.
By Crime Talk Network Staff Writer ·
A malfeasance arrest of a jail officer is an accusation. It is not a conviction, and it is not a finding that more officers will be charged. The sheriff's office says surveillance and interviews established probable cause that contraband was brought into the jail. What was brought in was not itemized in the public release.
KLFY, citing the sheriff's office, reported that the case started with a tip about misconduct by detention staff. Investigators used surveillance, interviews, and evidence collection and said contraband had been brought into the Evangeline Parish Detention Center. Arrests were made at the jail. Both women had worked for the sheriff's office for an extended period and were assigned to the detention center. KALB reported Sheriff Charles R. Guillory's statement that the actions of a few people do not reflect the rest of the office, and that misconduct allegations will be investigated no matter the person's rank.
Each faces felony malfeasance in office, felony taking contraband into a penal facility, and felony criminal conspiracy, with a $15,000 bond listed on each of those counts in the KALB account, plus possession of a Schedule I drug. Evangeline Today published the same charge list from the sheriff's release. Deputies said more charges or arrests are possible. A sheriff's announcement that the case is open is not a forecast of who else will be booked.
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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