Sherrif busts Jailer
Sheriff Bob Alford put in overtime this week to catch a jailer operating outside the law. “It was my privilege,” Alford said. His office was alerted to a jailer that was believed to have been working as a delivery man between families and inmates to smuggle tobacco and drugs into the jail. With the assistance of LaSalle Corrections and the STOP Task Force, a recording of a transaction in the jail parking area between jailer Kenneth Milburn and the family of an inmate was enough to allow Alford to arrest the jailer. “He fell into a trap. Inmates would offer him money to bring items in for them,” Alford said. During the recorded transaction, Milburn was paid $300 and had both the money and the contraband on his person, Alford said, when taken down inside the jail by the sheriff. The contraband is believed to be tobacco and methamphetamine. “The jail staff got wind of what was going on,” Alford said. “We worked with them to set up a sting and catch this jailer in the act.” He has been charged with a count of possession and another of delivery of a controlled substance between 1-4 grams. “I think it is important to remember we have 220 employees working in the controlled area of the jail, and he’s just one,” Alford said. “If we can’t police ourselves, we can’t police the public. He had disgraced the badge.” While the actions of Milburn reflect poorly on law enforcement, the actions of other jailers to catch him paint a true picture of the ethical standards held by Johnson County jailers, Alford said. It’s not the first time Alford has got involved to fight crime at the jail. He previously has played an undercover role of a hit man, foiling an inmate’s murder-for-hire plan.
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