SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio — A correctional officer in Portsmouth has been booked on felony charges after the Sheriff said the employee smuggled in drugs.
Deputy John C. Aeh, 43, Wheelersburg, has been charged with felony counts of conspiracy, trafficking in drugs, and conveyance into a detection center.
Scioto County David Thoroughman said that Aeh worked in the jail and information was received that the deputy was smuggling contraband into the jail in exchange for cash payments.
“As a result of this ongoing investigation a shakedown search was conducted in the jail,” Thoroughman said. “The search resulted in drugs, tobacco and other contraband being found in the jail cells and on inmates. The drugs located were 17 grams of suspected fentanyl and 2 grams of meth, with a total street value of $2,140.”
Aeh was arrested and booked into the jail.
