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| Title: | US OH: Sheriffs Deputy Faces Pot Charge |
| Published On: | 2007-08-23 |
| Source: | Cincinnati Enquirer (OH) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-08-16 19:22:46 |
SHERIFFS DEPUTY FACES POT CHARGE
A Hamilton County sheriffs deputy has resigned after being charged
with bringing marijuana into the jail to sell to inmates. Michael
Stephens, 26, is charged with complicity to bring drugs into a
cor-rections facility. He was in court Wednesday but his court
appeance was postponed until Sept. 5 so he can hire an attorney.
Stephens, a corrections officer, was hired in May 2004. Sheriffs
spokes-man Steve Barnett said Stephens admitted to bringing small
amounts of marijuana into the jail on several occasions.
A Hamilton County sheriffs deputy has resigned after being charged
with bringing marijuana into the jail to sell to inmates. Michael
Stephens, 26, is charged with complicity to bring drugs into a
cor-rections facility. He was in court Wednesday but his court
appeance was postponed until Sept. 5 so he can hire an attorney.
Stephens, a corrections officer, was hired in May 2004. Sheriffs
spokes-man Steve Barnett said Stephens admitted to bringing small
amounts of marijuana into the jail on several occasions.
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