Alabama jail officer accused of smuggling in porn, cameras to sell to inmates

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — The Mobile County Sheriff's Office arrested a corrections officer Tuesday.

Frederick Johnson is facing 21 counts of promoting prison contraband at Mobile Metro Jail.

A spokesperson for MCSO says he brought in flash drives that had pornography on them, phone chargers, a camera and a camera watch.

Johnson worked at the jail for three years.

Mobile Co Sheriff's Office released the following info Wednesday morning:

On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, Corrections Officer Fredrick Johnson was arrested on (21) counts of promoting prison contraband. Mobile County Metro Jail was conducting random bag checks while Corrections Officers were reporting for duty and Johnson was found with phone chargers, a camera, a camera watch, and flash drives loaded with movies. Some of the movies were found to be explicit adult movies.

MCSO Detectives believe Johnson was bringing contraband into Metro Jail to sell to the inmates. “This behavior will not be tolerated," says Sheriff Sam Cochran. “We are constantly investigating how contraband is brought into our jail and if we find it is one of our employees then we will arrest him/her just like we would anyone else.”

Johnson began working with Mobile County Sheriff’s Office as a Corrections Officer in 2019.