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| Corrections Officer Charged With Theft from Prisoner |
| By newschannel9.com |
| Published: 11/22/2013 |
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A North Alabama corrections officer has been arrested for allegedly stealing money from a prisoner. DeKalb County, Ala. Sheriff Jimmy Harris said the incident was first reported in late September. A joint investigation was opening by federal immigration officials and the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office after a man complained that $325 in cash was missing from his property after he had been booked into the DeKalb County Detention Center. As a result of the investigation, John Weston Culpepper, 28, was arrested Wednesday. Culpepper, a Corrections Officer at the DeKalb County Detention Center, is charged with 3rd degree theft. He has been fired from his job. Sheriff Harris said, “Law enforcement officers and correction officers hold the public’s trust and even though sometimes it is tough to do, we must be held to the standards we enforce.” Read More. |
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