COLUMBIA, S.C. - A South Carolina corrections officer is accused of trying to smuggle alcohol into a state prison.

The South Carolina Department of Corrections said 29-year-old Miesha Janai Carter, of Bishopville, was arrested and charged with misconduct in office as well as criminal conspiracy.

Warrants released by the agency allege Carter, a corrections officer at Wateree Correctional Institution, “knowingly participated in a plan to introduce contraband into Wateree Correctional.”

Documents state Carter was to bring in a water bottle with alcohol inside. The bottle was reportedly found inside her vehicle, which was on Wateree Correctional property at the time.

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