BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- After guarding Stoddard County's inmates for about six months, an Essex, Mo., man now finds himself sitting behind those same bars.

Randal Jason Vandiver, 20, was charged last week with sexual contact with an inmate and distribution of a controlled substance by Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Briney Welborn. His bond was set at $50,000 cash.

Vandiver appeared Thursday before Associate Circuit Judge Joe Satterfield for arraignment. Satterfield ordered Vandiver to appear at 9 a.m. Thursday with his attorney.

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