RIDGELAND, S.C. — A South Carolina Department of Corrections officer is facing a host of charges after being arrested Tuesday on suspicion of smuggling lollipops laced with methamphetamine into Ridgeland Correctional Institution.
Dana Fisher, 39, of Savannah, Georgia, is charged with distribution of methamphetamine, providing contraband to an inmate and misconduct in office, according to the department.
According to arrest warrants, a contraband officer at the institution noticed that the wrappers on Blow Pop suckers appeared to have been altered with glue. The suckers later field-tested positive for meth, WACH reported.
Department officials said other bags of candy brought into the facility by Fisher are also being tested to determine whether they contain drugs, the TV station reported.
Fisher, who was a sergeant at Ridgeland, was fired following her arrest, WIS-TV reported.
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