On March 3, 2018, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s office received information of possible misconduct by a detention officer at the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail District. An immediate joint investigation was opened by the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office and the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.
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The results of the investigation yielded the arrest of one detention officer, Michael Byrd of Bethany, an employee of the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail. He was charged March 12 with sexual conduct with prisoner by officer of jail, E felony.
According to the probable cause report, Byrd solicited and received oral sex from a 33-year-old prisoner on Feb. 28, 2018, while transporting her to the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail. The act occurred on Interstate 35, on the Exit 72, Highway DD, off ramp, Pattonsburg. During an interview, Byrd admitted to having sexual contact with multiple prisoners in various jurisdictions.
The investigation is ongoing at this time.