FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-199)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

OFFICE 402-479-5713 | laura.strimple@nebraska.gov

November 2, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Jeffrey Colgrove (52), a corporal at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI), was arrested by the Nebraska State Patrol today for unauthorized communication with a prisoner (Neb. Rev. Stat. §83-417).  

He has been employed by the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) since October 2019. That is the only facility where Colgrove has worked. He resigned his position with the agency and was booked into the Johnson County jail.   

Unauthorized communication with a prisoner is a Class IV felony.

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