Archived Story

NPD jail officer arrested

Published 12:06am Saturday, June 9, 2012

NATCHEZ — A Natchez City Jail booking officer and a food delivery driver are facing felony charges for reportedly bringing a cell phone and batteries into the jail for inmates.

Interim Chief Danny White said the booking officer, Kenneth Newborne, 26, 301 McNeely Road, Apt. 12-F, was charged with introduction of contraband into the jail Friday.

Lt. Craig Godbold said NPD got a report that someone had received a call from an inmate in the jail and also heard about the phone from other inmates. Godbold said officers then searched the cell using a police dog and found the phone and batteries Sunday night.

Newborne later reportedly admitted to providing a cell phone to six inmates housed in one cell block. Godbold said police believe one of the inmates is related to Newborne.

Dantrell Minor, a delivery driver for the food service company that provides meals for inmates, reportedly brought batteries to the jail and gave the batteries to Newborne for the inmates. Godbold said the inmates were using the batteries to charge the phone.

Minor, 26, 2717 Miller Ave., was charged Friday with assisting introduction of contraband into the jail. He is being held with a $25,000 bond.

White said Newborne, who was hired in October 2011, was placed on administrative leave after the incident but submitted his letter of resignation Friday.

Newborne was released Friday on a $25,000 bond.

 

 

Print Article
  • Anonymous

    Typical Natchez

  • Anonymous

    Betcha he has good credit, but is not credible.

    BUCKLE YO NATCHEZ

  • http://profiles.google.com/everette.roberts Everette Roberts

    “BY ANY MEANS NECCESSARY”…………………malcolm X

  • Anonymous

    good way to screw p future employability

  • Anonymous

    It leads to him being homeless now. Those apartments will not put up with such as this. Good manager there and keeps close tabs on such. Probably already has an eviction notice served. 

  • Anonymous

    Eliminate the hideouts.

  • Anonymous

    Great job, NPD!

  • Anonymous

    Important to remember that for every bad cop, there are many, many more doing a good job for you.

  • Anonymous

    Remember that for every bad cop, there are many, many more out there doing a good job for you…

  • Anonymous

    I believe that it is important to remember that for every good cop there are many, many more corrupt cops making it extremely difficult for them to do a very difficult and unappreciated job.  I’m not trying to disrespect law enforcement, it’s just the nature of the beast because with great power comes great corruption.  Some have a hard time dealing with the ethics that they take an oath to uphold because of the lack of compensation and stressful environment.  I am extremely proud that the jailer was charged with introduction and arrested and if certain people at ACCC don’t take notice then the same could happen to them.

  • Anonymous

    I respect your opinion but respectfully disagree.  I was an officer for more than 30 years.  I wondered when going into law enforcement how much corruption I’d see and how I’d deal with it.  Actually there was very little, and we as police officers were as or more interested in getting bad cops off the street as anyone.  Working in Vice, even, there was an honor code when we dealt even with prostitutes and pimps…if we had an officer who didn’t tell the truth about undercover cases, it was usually the prostitutes who’d let us know, and we’d address the issue, dismiss the bad cases, etc.  I saw my partner shot and killed in front of me, as he tried to save a litttle three year girl who been shot and wounded, her pregnant mother killed by the “bad guy”.  I was almost killed too.  Cops often pull money out of their own pockets to help the poor.  I’m no hero, but once I paid $750 out of my own pocket for snakebite antivenom for a lady’s dog.  The woman was crying and had no money.  It would be hard to tell you how many officers do that kind of thing. My hope is that you’ll seek permission to do a ridealong.  Be safe and God bless!

  • Anonymous

    what happened at the sheriffs dept. heard thru the rumor mill they had a similar thing happen over there. anyone??

  • Anonymous

    Siouxlady, I don’t think NPD does a credit check, it’s the Adams County Correctional Corporate facility that does.  Anyhow, he let inmates take his job.  

  • Anonymous

    Reading for the record, is the gerald balwin in for the record the coach from natchez high school?

  • Anonymous

    Wow, 30 years of service in law enforcement.  I just want to say “THANK YOU”!

  • Anonymous

    Sorry if I offended and I honestly meant no disrespect, but I have been in the Corrections side for about 11 years and I guess that it is more prevalent because you are surrounded by corruption all day long.  I can honestly say that there are things that I have done in my tenure that have been ethically questionable, but not as far as introducing contraband into the facility.  If you bring in a cell phone you might as well bring a gun in because without the monitoring of correspondence with the outside world offenders have the free reign to continue their deviance almost as well as they did in society. 

  • Anonymous

    Thanks.  But I really loved my career and can’t think of a better way to have made a living, and now with retirement, things continue to be good.  Most people should be so lucky.   I just urge everyone to ride along for a shift with a police officer on a weekend night if the agency will allow it.  90% or people see the cop’s job from a whole diferent perspective after they do.  Without a doubt, the most common question we got afterwards was:  When can I do it again?  Be safe!

  • Anonymous

    No offense taken.  If I had thin skin, I’d never have made law enforcement a career.  If you work in corrections, you work in a tougher environment then I ever did, and I commend you.  There is an honor code even in prison, and believe me, the inmates will see everything you do and stand for and while you can’t roll over, every man (and woman) is entitled to respect if they’re behaving themselves, playing by the rules. Sounds like we stand for the same things…an absence of corruption, etc.  Be safe! 

Editor's Picks