4 charged after Casey County jailer accused of smuggling ‘8-ball of meth’ into jail

LIBERTY, Ky. ( FOX 56 ) — Three inmates and a jailer face charges after allegedly attempting to bring drugs into the Casey County detention center.

According to court documents, the Casey County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation after drugs were brought into the jail on March 31.

An arrest citation states that investigators found text messages between Samantha Osborn, 35, and inmate Jonathan Cundiff, 41, that included plans to sneak a “dip can” and vape pen containing methamphetamine into a deputy jailer’s car.

From there, court documents allege that deputy jailer Jerred Oney, 25, brought the “dip can” containing the drugs to Cundiff and fellow inmate Christopher Cochran, 37. In an interview with investigators, Oney said he believed the can only contained chewing tobacco.

On April 15, Oney was arrested and charged with official misconduct and promoting contraband. According to his arrest citation, the amount of drugs found in the investigation totaled “an 8 ball of meth.”

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On April 17, Osborn was arrested and charged with promoting contraband. As a result of the investigation, Cundiff and Cochran face an additional promoting contraband charge.

All four are being held at the Casey County Detention Center.

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