A Pulaski County Correctional Officer was arrested Sunday, September 11 after an investigation into her possible relationship with an inmate in the Pulaski County Jail.
Officials with the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office received information Friday, September 9 that a correctional officer was in a possible relationship with an inmate. An investigation began Sunday, September 11 where a deputy conducted several interviews and reviewed jail camera footage and audio recordings between the correctional officer and the inmate. As a result, police say allegations of a possible relationship between the inmate and the correctional officer were accurate.
When the correctional officer arrived for her evening shift that night, she was questioned by the deputy. During the interview, it was discovered that she brought controlled substances into the Pulaski County Jail and they were given to the inmate, according to the report. She also allegedly confirmed the relationship between herself and the inmate.
The officer, Stacy R. Small, was booked into the Pulaski County Jail on preliminary charges of trafficking with an inmate as a Level 5 Felony and official misconduct as a Level 6 Felony. She was later transported to the White County Jail.
Suspects are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
