Deputy arrested for smuggling contraband to Columbia County inmate

A deputy was arrested after he smuggled contraband to an inmate who he used to be friends with before he became incarcerated at a Columbia County detention center, officials said.

Deputy Dillon Moore was arrested around 6:50 a.m. on Saturday and charged with delivery of contraband into a detention facility.

Columbia County Sheriff's Office said an investigation began earlier in the week when deputies began to suspect an inmate was getting tobacco products from an unknown source.

Deputies found out Moore was friends with the inmate before he became incarcerated. Moore was supplying him with smokeless tobacco as a favor, Columbia County Sheriff's Office said.

Moore was placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the internal investigation.

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