Jail deputy jailed

A LaRue County deputy jailer has been charged with one count of first-degree promoting contraband after allegedly smuggling a prepaid cell phone inside the jail.

Police say Troy U. Carter, 28, of Underwood Avenue, is accused of helping an inmate’s relative provide the inmate with at least one phone.

About 2:30 a.m. April 2, Hodgenville city officer Robby Brownfield was patrolling when he noticed a vehicle circling the parking lot behind the jail.

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