Officer at James V. Allred Unit arrested for possession

IOWA PARK, Texas (KAUZ) - The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has announced that an officer at the James V. Allred Unit was arrested for possession.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said in a Facebook post that canines were alerted to a bag of candy that later tested positive for methamphetamine, on September 20.

Officer Gustavo Maldonado was later arrested by OIG investigators after the drugs tested positive.

He is being held in the Wichita County Jail on a $50,000 bond.

Stick with News Channel 6 as we learn more about this developing story.