A prison guard at the federal prison in Sheridan has been indicted, accused of accepting bribes to smuggle in contraband, including marijuana, phones, cigarettes and designer sneakers, to inmates in custody.
Nickolas Herrera is accused of accepting cash and online payments from Elizabeth McIntosh, an acquaintance of inmate Dontae Hunt, according to an indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in Portland.
Herrera worked as a correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institution Sheridan from April 2015 until Dec. 23, 2019, when he was placed on leave.
The three are accused of conspiring to provide or possess contraband in prison. McIntosh is also accused of bribing a public official, and Herrera is accused of accepting a bribe.