BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana prison guard has been arrested amid a contraband investigation at the state's maximum-security prison.
The Department of Corrections, in a news release, said Dexter Champagne, 58, of Mansura, was arrested Wednesday on one count of marijuana distribution. It was unknown if he has an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
Investigators found nearly a quarter-pound of marijuana at what was described as a “drop point” inside the prison and in Champagne's car, department spokesman Ken Pastorick said. They also found that Champagne had received a cell phone from an inmate’s family that was to be used to arrange further drug smuggling, the news release said.
Champagne started working at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola in December and held the rank of cadet. He resigned during the investigation, Pastorick said.
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