In a recent revelation of misconduct within Monroe County Jail, 40-year-old Joshua Duncan, a corrections officer employed since September 2024, was dismissed and taken into custody on charges of attempting to smuggle Suboxone, a Schedule III narcotic, inside a Bible into the correctional facility, as reported by WVLT. The operation came to light after a transition coordinator relayed suspicions about this Bible intended for a specific inmate to Sheriff Tommy Jones last Saturday.
Sheriff Jones's office, in collaboration with the 10th Judicial Drug Task Force, initiated an immediate inquiry into the matter, and it's been discovered that this was not the first instance of contraband delivery by Duncan and three inmates who have been charged with conspiracy to introduce contraband into a penal facility—these inmates being Timothy Albert Fields, Gregory Ray Cathey, and Steven Stone Costner, Jr. "No one is above the law," Jones asserted in a release cited by WATE, emphasizing their stance on maintaining the highest standards of conduct for their officers and the non-negotiability of accountability.
The investigation into the contraband uncovered that a coordinated effort to traffic the drug Suboxone within the jail premises had already been a success before the unraveling incident; this detail was provided by WBIR. The district attorney has been briefed regarding the infraction, and additional charges are under consideration for all parties involved.
