An Orleans Parish Sheriff’s deputy was fired and arrested Saturday evening after he illegally brought a firearm into the Orleans Parish jail, officials said.
Joseph Talton was taken into custody following an internal investigation, OPSO officials said in a statement.
A supervisor approached Talton while he was working in the jail Saturday, noticing that Talton had an unauthorized tote bag with him, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The supervisor searched Talton’s bag and found an unloaded firearm inside…