COLUMBIA, S.C. — A guard at a South Carolina prison has been arrested and charged with having an inappropriate relationship with an inmate.
The Department of Corrections said Ebonynisha Monique Casby was a guard at the Lieber Correctional Institution in Dorchester County.
Casby is accused of having a sexual relationship with an inmate, helping him smuggle in contraband and bringing a gun into the prison.
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She's been charged with conspiracy, misconduct, sexual misconduct with an inmate and illegally carrying a pistol.
Casby had worked for the prison system for about six months when she was arrested Saturday.
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An arrest warrant states investigators found a series of pictures and text messages on her phone.
It was not known if she has an attorney yet.
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