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Deputy Jailer Arrested For Smuggling Drugs Into The Shelby County Jail

Release Date: November 6, 2003

A Deputy Jailer who works at the men's facility at 201 Poplar was arrested today for bringing marijuana, cigarettes and other items into the jail. Deputy Jailer Timothy Johnson, 34, had just started his shift about six o'clock this morning when a fellow officer found marijuana, cigarettes, lighters and rolling papers in a garbage can in an area Johnson was assigned to guard.

When investigators confronted him, Johnson admitted to bringing the marijuana and other items into the jail this morning under his shirt. Employees go through metal detectors when they enter the jail but not daily physical searches. However, physical searches of employees are done periodically and without warning.

Johnson, who has served as a Deputy Jailer for three years, has been relieved of duty while the investigation continues.

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