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Officer booked into same jail as inmate she’s accused of having sex with, SC cops say

A former county detention officer at a South Carolina jail is accused of having sex with one of the inmates she was supposed to be guarding, according to SC officials.
A former county detention officer at a South Carolina jail is accused of having sex with one of the inmates she was supposed to be guarding, according to SC officials.

A detention officer at a South Carolina jail is accused of having sex with an inmate, state officials say.

The alleged encounter happened Sept. 30 and involved a detention center officer with the Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

The officer, who no longer works for the sheriff’s office, was identified as Keondra Kenetha Snow, 26. She was charged with sexual misconduct with an inmate, according to a news release from SLED.

The state law enforcement agency said it investigated the incident “at the request of the Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office.”

Detectives booked Snow into the Williamsburg County Detention Center, officials said.

Kingstree in Williamsburg County is about 75 miles east of Myrtle Beach.

This story was originally published December 2, 2020 at 11:11 AM with the headline "Officer booked into same jail as inmate she’s accused of having sex with, SC cops say."

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Mark Price
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Mark Price is a state reporter for The Charlotte Observer and McClatchy News outlets in North Carolina. He joined the network of newspapers in 1991 at The Charlotte Observer, covering beats including schools, crime, immigration, LGBTQ issues, homelessness and nonprofits. He graduated from the University of Memphis with majors in journalism and art history, and a minor in geology. 
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