Sting nabs corrections officer for contraband smuggling

A sting at the St, Landry Parish Jail resulted in a corrections officer being charged in connection with smuggling contraband into the jail, according to Sheriff Bobby Guidroz on Monday. Deputy Timothy Lazare, 36, of the 1500 block of Meredith Street, Opelousas, is charged with two counts of malfeasance in office, criminal conspiracy to introduce contraband into a penal facility and introducing ...

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