Authorities in Faulkner County said they arrested a former detention center lieutenant after he was accused of being involved with an inmate.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. - A Douglas County correctional officer has been arrested and charged after investigators say he engaged in a sexual relationship with a female inmate.

A former Faulkner County Detention Center lieutenant has been charged with two counts of furnishing prohibited articles and one count of third-degree sexual assault.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A Douglas County correctional officer has been charged with sexual assault against a female inmate, the sheriff’s office said.

Days after the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said a deputy prevented a female inmate’s suicide, KSAT Investigates confirmed the inmate later died at a hospital.