LEE COUNTY, S.C. — An officer at Lee Correctional Institution has been fired and charged with having contraband and drugs.
According to the South Carolina Department of Corrections, 31-year-old Britney K. Felder of Clarendon County was arrested on Thursday after being found with packages of wrapped contraband that included cigars, loose tobacco, lighters, rolling papers, and 581 grams of synthetic marijuana.
Warrants state the contraband was found in her vehicle and the synthetic marijuana was found in the trunk of the car. Felder admitted that the vehicle in question, a 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, was hers.
She now faces charges of possession of drugs with intent to distribute, criminal conspiracy, and misconduct in office. The S.C. Department of Corrections said that a K-9 drug unit for the department's inspector general discovered the drugs.
