Newport, TN (WOKI) A Cocke County corrections officer is arrested Wednesday after smuggling drugs into jail.
Cocke County Sheriff’s Office officials say Officer David Kirkland Jr. was arrested following an internal investigation on suspicions that contraband was making its way into the Cocke County Detention Center.
CCSO reports Kirkland colluded with two others, including an inmate, to smuggle meth, suboxone, and a cell phone inside the facility.
Kirkland has been charged with conspiracy to bring contraband into a penal facility and official misconduct. He was also immediately terminated.
