AIKEN, S.C. (WJBF) - The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) arrested a former Aiken County Detention Center detention officer on Thursday after an investigation, authorities said.
Jaquaime Trashawn Washington, 24, was booked into the Aiken County Detention Center on Aug. 21 after being charged with Misconduct in Office and Furnishing Contraband in a County Jail.
Washington was terminated as in employee on Nov. 6. 2024.
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office said and internal investigation led them to find evidence of Washington allegedly proving unauthorized items to inmates while being employed at the detention center.
The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office requested the SLED investigation.
“The integrity of our office and the safety of our detention facility are of the utmost impo