Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Former Newton County jailer charged with taking bribes, delivering meth to inmates bound over for trial


A former Newton County jailer who allegedly took bribes and delivered meth to inmates waived his preliminary hearing Tuesday in Newton County Circuit Court and was bound over for trial.

According to the probable cause statement, Correy L. Shrum (DOB 1991), accepted $1,700 from an inmate's girlfriend in exchange for delivering meth to her boyfriend.

More information about the case can be found at the link below:

The Turner Report: Newton County jailer charged with taking bribes, delivering meth to inmates (rturner229.blogspot.com)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

There's dumb and then there's Shrum dumb.

Anonymous said...

Try that in a small town!

Anonymous said...

Time for Correy L. Shrum, to spend some time behind bars with some of the guys he was guarding. Due Your Time.