Probation officer charged with providing contraband to DeKalb County Jail inmate

DECATUR, GA –– The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a DeKalb Juvenile Justice Probation Officer who allegedly used his access to the DeKalb County Jail to provide contraband to an inmate.

Leonard Addison, 32, a resident of Sugar Hill, Georgia, was taken into custody at the DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center on Feb. 14, after warrants were issued charging him with Violation of Oath of Office, Crossing a State/County Guard Line, Possession of Prohibited Item, and Conspiracy to Commit a Crime. All offenses are felonies.

According to the warrants and sheriff’s investigators, Addison entered the DeKalb County Jail on Feb. 9, on the pretense of visiting a probationer and inmate at the jail. During the visit, Addison allegedly passed prohibited items to the inmate which were discovered during the routine “frisk” search following the visit.

The arrest was made by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Jail Operations and the Field Operations Criminal Process and Uniform Units. Addison was transported to the DeKalb County Jail without incident, where he is being held without bond.