A man who once served as a Porter County Jail officer now finds himself behind bars as he is accused of trafficking drugs into the jail for an old neighborhood friend.

Johnny Maynor III, 50, of Merrillville, is charged with a Level 5 felony of trafficking a controlled substance, a Level 6 felony for official misconduct and a misdemeanor charge of trafficking with an inmate.

The Porter County Sheriff’s Office issued a news release late Wednesday, announcing the arrest of Maynor on the charges. He was terminated from his jail officer’s job on July 28.

The Porter County Sheriff’s Detective Bureau began its investigation of Maynor on June 11, acting on information that the jail officer was suspected of trafficking contraband into the Porter County Jail.

According to a probable cause statem

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