An Alabama Department of Corrections’ officer has been arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation by the department’s investigation and intelligence division.
Correctional officer Corey McClendon, 26, of Louisville, AL, was arrested and charged with trafficking in controlled substances in the parking lot of a local business in Troy on Sept. 13. McClendon is employed at Easterling Correctional Facility in Barbour County.
Working collaboratively with the DEA and the Troy Police Department’s SWAT Team, McClendon was taken into custody by ADOC agents after he purchased narcotics from an undercover agent. McClendon confessed to purchasing methamphetamine with the purpose of introducing the drugs into the Easterling Correctional Facility.
McClendon was taken to the Pike County jail where he was booked on a $207,500 bond. He has been employed with ADOC since July 2015. The ADOC Investigations and Intelligence Division is continuing to investigate the case.
A former Alabama Corrections Officer was indicted earlier this week.
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