Michael Allen Byrd of Bethany, a former detention officer at the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail (DDRJ), pled guilty July 16 in Caldwell County Circuit Court to sexual conduct with prisoner or offender by employee of correctional facility, E felony, before Judge Ryan Horsman. A sentence assessment report was ordered.
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Byrd, 29, pled guilty in April to an identical charge in Daviess County and was sentenced to four years. The Daviess County case was heard by Judge Daren Adkins. While employed as a detention officer at the Daviess-DeKalb County Regional Jail, Byrd solicited and received oral sex from a prisoner while transporting her to the jail. Byrd admitted having sexual contact with multiple prisoners in various jurisdictions in an interview, according to court documents.
In the Daviess County case, Byrd filed a motion against the State of Missouri to vacate, set aside or correct sentence on June 5, 2019.
A sentencing hearing for Byrd in the Caldwell County case is set for Sept. 17.
At one time, Byrd faced an identical charge in Clinton County. This case disappeared from Missouri Casenet, after a court hearing that was scheduled for May 13, 2019.