AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - More details have become available about the circumstances around the arrest of two now-terminated correctional officers at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s Bill Clements Unit near Amarillo.

Crystal Janelle West, a former sergeant, and William Eugene Romero, a former Lieutenant were walked off the unit on Sunday and booked into Potter County Detention Center that evening.

West is charged with manslaughter, a second-degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Her bond is set at $200,000

Crystal Janelle West is charged with manslaughter, a second-degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Her bond is set at $200,000 (Credit: Potter County) (Credit: Potter County)

Romero is charged with criminally negligent homicide, a state jail

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