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State Corrections Department officer charged with drug possession Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. - A state Department of Corrections officer was arrested Monday after taking marijuana from an undercover agent with the intention of delivering the drugs to an inmate, the State Law Enforcement Division said. Norward Earl Jackson Jr., 22, of Columbia was arrested around 1 p.m. after he accepted 64 grams of marijuana from the SLED agent at a Columbia mall, according to an arrest warrant. Jackson, an employee at Kirkland Correctional Institution, has been charged with misconduct in office, possession with intent to distribute marijuana and violation of the state contraband law. | |||