JACKSON COUNTY, Kan.—A former Kansas corrections officer was sentenced for attempted trafficking contraband into a correctional facility, according to Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse.
Lucas Alan Ray, 36, of Holton, was employed with the Sheriff’s Office as a corrections officer beginning in January of 2020. In August of 2023, Sheriff Morse opened an investigation into a report that an employee was trafficking contraband into the jail facility.
The investigation alleged that an employee was receiving monies on a cash app from friends or relatives of inmates for legal items. Ray was placed on administrate leave, and at the investigations conclusion and terminated from employment with the Sheriff’s Office on August 31, 2023.
A complaint was forwarded to the Jackson County Attorney’s Office where Ray was eventually charged and summoned to court. Ray pled no contest to attempted trafficking contraband. Ray was sentenced on Friday March 29 and given probation of 18 months with court services with an underlying sentence of 8 months in prison.
Sheriff Tim Morse commented, “It is imperative to protect those in our custody. It is as important for law enforcement agencies to demand integrity of its employees, and justice should apply to all.”