Jail guard charged with selling drugs suspended

NEW CASTLE, Pa. (AP) — A Lawrence County jail guard charged with selling drugs to an undercover informant during a work break has now been suspended without pay.

The New Castle News reports the Lawrence County Prison Board on Monday voted to suspend 29-year-old Michael Llewellyn, of Cranberry Township. Under union rules, Llewellyn will keep his medical and other benefits until the charges are resolved.

Llewellyn allegedly sold four prescription painkillers on Aug. 28, and four more of the pills on Sept. 8.

Police say the second deal occurred in the jail’s parking lot while Llewellyn was on break from his shift at the jail. Llewellyn was in uniform during both alleged drug deals.

Court records don’t list an attorney for Llewellyn who remained jailed today. He faces a preliminary hearing Wednesday.