WBRSO: Corrections officer arrested after smuggling cell phone into jail
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PORT ALLEN - A West Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputy was fired and then arrested Wednesday for allegedly smuggling a cell phone into the parish jail.
The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said Al Jackson, 35, was employed as a corrections officer since December 2023. Deputies said the months-long investigation into Jackson started in late October after there were allegations that Jackson smuggled a cell phone into the West Baton Rouge Parish Jail.
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Jackson was booked into the West Baton Rouge Parish Jail for malfeasance in office and introduction of contraband into a penal institution. Deputies said his bond had not been set.