PC Detention Officer jailed and investigation requested

A former Pickens County Detention Officer stands charged with providing contraband to inmates. Agents with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) arrested 22-year-old Justin Lee Kelley on furnishing contraband and misconduct in office charges. On June 19, 2015, SLED agents launched an investigation at the request of Pickens County Sheriff Rick Clark. In June, the Sheriff’s Office received information that Kelley was smuggling various types of illegal contraband into the Detention Center and selling the items for personal gain. On June 19, Sheriff Clark terminated Kelley from the Pickens County Detention Center for violation of Sheriff’s Office policies.