A Cook County correctional officer accused of buying cigarettes for a jail inmate was ordered held Wednesday in lieu of $20,000 bail for bribery and official misconduct.
Javier Toro, 23, appeared in Bond Court accused of trying to bring cigarettes and lighters to a Cook County Jail inmate, authorities said.
On Nov. 18, Toro is alleged to have bought the contraband at a Southwest Side gas station, where the inmate's girlfriend met him and paid the officer $100.
Toro was caught with the items when he tried to enter the jail for work, Assistant State's Atty. Michael Evans said.
Toro is suspended without pay, according to a Cook County sheriff's spokeswoman. If convicted, Toro could face a sentence of probation to up to 7 years in prison.
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