Early last week, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office received information that a detention officer had been bringing items into the jail for a specific inmate. Detectives immediately began combing through hours upon hours of detention center video over the course of several days and were able to corroborate the information that had been relayed to detectives. Detectives were also able to locate at least one instance when the inmate in question, a trustee, brought an item to the now charged detention officer, and the item was taken home with them at the end of their shift.
On March 6, 2026, District Judge Curtis Hitt signed a probable cause affidavit (see below) for the arrest of Alicia Albrecht, age 40 of Paragould, for Furnishing Prohibited Articles – Class C Felony. Albrecht was taken into custody this morning at the detention center. The bond is to be set by Judge Hitt in open court later this week. As is customary, Albrecht was transported to a neighboring county detention center to be held pending a bond hearing. Albrecht has been relieved of her duties as a detention officer effective immediately.
This is still a very active investigation, and as such, no more information will be released at this time.
– Sheriff Brad Snyder