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ALEXA?
NEAL -- AFTER A SIX WEEK
INVESTIGATION THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS
ARRESTED 24-YEAR OLD
KEENON OLISON --- WHO
WAS REPORTEDLY SELLING
EVERYTHING FROM TABACCO
TO MARIJUANA TO SMITH
COUNTY INMATES. AND THIS
MAKES THE THRID
DETENTION OFFICER TO BE
ARRESTED IN LESS THAN
TWO YEARS HERE IN SMITH
COUNTY.
THE SMITH COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
ANNOUNCED THAT OLISON
WAS ARRESTED AT A NEWS
CONFERENCE FRIDAY
AFTEROON.
HE IS BEING CHARGED WITH
THREE COUNTS OF SELLING
CONTRABAND TO INMATES,
A THIRD DEGREE FELONY.
AFTER BEING TOLD OF
OLISON'S DOINGS, THE
SMITH COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE CONDUCTED A
THOROUGH INVESTIGATION
THAT INCLUDED AN
UNDERCOVER NARCOTICS
OFFICER.
SHERIFF LARRY SMITH SAYS
THIS HAPPENS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY, AND THEY ARE
DOING EVERYTHING IN
THEIR POWER TO CLEAN
HOUSE.
"we found out about this
about six weeks ago we put
the proper mechanism in
place to conduct a thorough
investigation to where we
could perfect a criminal case
where we could take this to
trial and make sure that this
former detention officer never
works in law enforcement
again."
OLISON HAS WORKED FOR
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR
LESS THAN TWO YEARS
WORKING MOSTLY IN THE
LOW RISK FACILITY, BUT
ALSO THE CENTRAL JAIL. HE
WAS ARRESTED THIS
MORNING AND WILL LATER
BE TRANSPORTED TO A
DETENTION FACILITY.
REPORTING LIVE IN TYLER,
ALEXA VOGUE, KETK NEWS.
A DEMOLITION WORKER
FROM TYLER WAS KILLED IN
AN INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT
AT A WEST TEXAS JOB SITE.