Texas corrections officer dismissed over chicken wing smuggling accusations
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TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A correctional officer from the Travis County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) faces charges for allegedly smuggling contraband into the county jail. The item in question: chicken wings.

On August 21, a member of TCSO’s Security Threat Intelligence Unit discovered that Corrections Officer Amos Nyanway was suspected of supplying chicken wings to an inmate in return for cash, as per a TCSO press release shared on Tuesday afternoon.

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