MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Narcotics and Law Enforcement Services Division (LESD) agents arrested Correctional Security Guard Shalonda Kelly at Limestone Correctional Facility.
The arrest followed an investigation into suspected contraband activity. Agents were able to recover approximately 481.94 grams of liquid synthetic cannabinoids. Further investigation revealed that Kelly was also involved in a relationship with an inmate.
Kelly has been charged with Trafficking, Custodial Sexual Misconduct, Promoting Prison Contraband 2nd, Use of Office for Personal Gain, and Conspiracy to Commit a Controlled Substance Crime. She has resigned from her position with the ADOC.
The correctional staff at Limestone and ADOC’s Real Time Intelligence Center were instrumental in the investigation that led to Kelly’s arrest. The ADOC remains committed to fighting the ongoing war on contraband being introduced into the state’s correctional facilities.