The investigation into an alleged relationship between a Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) corrections officer and an inmate started after the inmate tested positive for a sexually transmitted infection, according to a criminal complaint.
The officer, Chevonne Culbreath, was arrested Tuesday after she was accused of having a relationship with an inmate and attempting to bring an illegal substance into the jail, according to a Bernalillo County news release .
According to MDC records, Culbreath was still in custody as of Thursday afternoon. She is facing one second-degree criminal sexual penetration charge and attempting to commit a felony.
According to a criminal complaint, an inmate was tested for a sexually transmitted infection on Sept. 10 after seeking medical care. The results, according to the criminal complaint, showed he tested positive for gonorrhea and he then disclosed an alleged relationship with Culbreath, which spurred the investigation that led to her arrest.
According to the criminal complaint, the inmate told a Bernalillo County Sherriff’s Office (BCSO) deputy the inmate and Culbreath had sexual relations for two or three months and had sex in a supply closet on Aug. 25. The deputy reported viewing surveillance footage from Aug. 25 that showed the inmate and Culbreath entering a supply closet for six minutes and showing the closet door “shake back and forth.”