Fired corrections officer arrested in Indiana jail trafficking investigation

PLAINFIELD, Ind. (WXIN) -- A former Indiana Department of Corrections employee was arrested Monday evening after an investigation into alleged attempted trafficking.

The department said the arrest comes after an investigation into allegations that Theresa Ciara Ann Addison attempted to traffic suspected Suboxone and a cellphone into the grounds of the Putnamville Correctional Facility.

When the investigation started, Addison was employed with the IDOC as a correctional officer at the Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility. Her employment was terminated the month the investigation began.

Addison was arrested on a warrant for alleged conspiracy to traffic a controlled substance, conspiracy to traffic a cellular telephone, conspiracy to deal in a schedule III controlled substance, application fraud, and official misconduct. She was incarcerated at the Hendricks County Jail.