KINCHELOE, MI-- A corrections officer from Chippewa County has been arrested for smuggling contraband.
Detectives from the Michigan State Police Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team East conducted a four-month investigation into items brought to the Chippewa Correctional Facility.
They say James Parr, 29, of Kincheloe is charged with possession with intent to deliver heroin, conspiracy to deliver heroin, conspiracy to furnish heroin to a prisoner, conspiracy to furnish marijuana to a prisoner, delivery of suboxone, and three counts of conspiracy to furnish a cell phone to a prisoner.
The Michigan Department of Corrections contacted the MSP when officials began to suspect Parr was providing drugs and cell phones to prisoners. On April 19 detectives made contact with him as he was entering the prison for his scheduled shift. Parr was arrested and a search warrant was executed at his home.
Parr was arraigned Monday in Chippewa County District Court.
