PAWNEE COUNTY — A corrections officer at the Larned State Correctional Facility accused of distribution of a controlled substance at the Facility made his first court appearance in court Thursday.
Jessie Smith, II, 51 of Larned, is charged with Possession of 63.0 Grams of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute; and Traffic in Contraband in a Correctional Facility by an Employee, according to Pawnee County Attorney Doug McNett.
The charges are alleged to have occurred at the Larned State Correctional Facility on Aug. 13, 2023. He was arrested without incident following an internal investigation by the Kansas Department of Corrections.
Smith faces between 92 months and 144 months in the custody of the Department of Corrections depending on his criminal history.
Smith was released on a supervised bond. A Preliminary Hearing has been scheduled for Aug. 31, according to McNett.