Yadkin Co. detention officer charged with helping to smuggle narcotics into jail after forming relationship with inmate
Investigators said Wendy Kaye Nelson, a nighttime detention officer, was involved in an inappropriate personal relationship with an inmate. Author: Carrie Hodgin (WFMY News 2 Digital) Published: 6:53 PM EDT May 3, 2021 Updated: 6:58 PM EDT May 3, 2021
YADKIN COUNTY, N.C. A Yadkin County detention officer was involved with helping to smuggle narcotics into the jail, according to the Yadkin County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators said Wendy Kaye Nelson, a nighttime detention officer, was involved in an inappropriate personal relationship with an inmate. They said she allowed the inmate to use a cellphone while incarcerated. They also said she helped two others in the delivery of contraband and narcotics hidden in property for the inmate, Christopher Cody Caudill.
Yarboro
Eleven people, including a detention officer at the Yadkin County Jail, are facing charges after authorities discovered that narcotics were being smuggled into the jail. According to a press release from the Yadkin County Sheriff’s Office, items containing illegal narcotics were being mailed through the United States Postal Service into the Yadkin County Detention Center.
Yadkin County Sheriff Ricky Oliver said he considered this a very serious situation and that there was a no tolerance policy for such actions by detention staff.
“It’s not just about keeping the drugs out of the facility, it’s also about the security of the facility and the safety of the officers that work there,” Oliver said. “One of the first things that I tell employees of the Sheriff’s Office is that we are not above the law. The Yadkin County Sheriff’s Office has no tolerance for those who violate policy, procedure and the law.”