The Durham County Sheriff’s Office said it disciplined a detention officer and a civilian contractor Friday night.

According to Durham County Sheriff Clarence Burkhead, 45-year-old Nicole Locke, who was a sergeant at the detention center, was arrested Friday and charged with the following crimes.

• Two counts of criminal conspiracy.
• An offense for providing a telephone/electronics to inmates.
• One count of misdemeanor conspiracy.

Deputies said Locke was released on a $15,000 unsecured bond.

According to Locke’s arrest warrant, Locke provided cell phone components to an inmate in August.

While going through the arrest warrant, WRAL News discovered that the inmate who received the cell phone is the same prisoner accused of having sexual relations with two former detention center workers.

Both former employees have been charged and WRAL News is not publicly identifying the detainee.

A second person, Briana Bowie, 31, a former nurse contracted with the detention center, was also arrested and charged with one count of conspiracy to sell a Schedule VI controlled substance.

In Bowie’s arrest warrant, Bowie is accused of bringing marijuana into the detention center and giving it to an inmate. The warrants then said the inmate planned to sell the drugs inside the detention center.

The sheriff said Locke and Bowie are also no longer associated with the detention center.

“I will not tolerate any activity that contradicts our mission in the care and custody of people who are incarcerated in County Durham Detention Center. Whether it’s a Sheriff’s Office employee or a contractor,” he said in a statement provided to WRAL News. “We must hold everyone who interacts with our residents to a high standard.”