WATCH: Collin County Jailer Arrested, Fired

(Photo: Collin County SO)

MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – A Collin County jailer is facing felony charges.

According to the Collin County Sheriff’s Office, a detention officer discovered a cell phone and charger in an inmate’s cell in the Collin County jail on Monday.

The department said on Tuesday that Detention Officer Tyler Moody, an employee since October 2019, confessed to sheriff’s investigators that he brought the contraband into the jail and provided it to the inmate.

Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner fired Moody and informed him that he was being placed under arrest for violating Texas Penal Code 38.11 Prohibited Substances and Items in Correctional or Civil Commitment Facility, a 3rd Degree Felony.

Below is video released by the Collin County Sheriff’s Office:

Investigators then booked Moody into the Collin County jail. The investigation is ongoing.

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