PRISON CONTRABAND COLONIE, N.Y.- A third corrections officer was arrested for allegedly smuggling contraband into the Albany County Jail. Thirty-five-year-old Dennis Quinn of Cohoes is charged with official misconduct, conspiracy and marijuana possession. Quinn is accused of selling food, clothing, cigarettes and other forbidden items to an inmate. The arrest comes a week after those of Officer William Kelsey, 32, and Officer Matthew Tortorici, 28. Kelsey planned to sneak in 40 packs of cigarettes that would then sell for $20 a pack, investigators said. The arrests followed a two-month investigation that also uncovered knives in ceiling vents, fire hose boxes and other common areas. Sixteen inmates were also named in the investigation and now face cares of promoting prison contraband, a misdemeanor, and marijuana possession, a violation.
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