FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (21-16)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

February 8, 2021 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Xavier Palomares, (24), a corporal at the  Diagnostic and Evaluation Center (DEC), was arrested by the Nebraska State Patrol on February 6, 2021 for unauthorized communication with a prisoner (Neb. Rev. Stat. §83-417) and the manufacture/distribution/delivery/dispense or possession of a controlled substance (Neb. Rev. Stat. §28-416).  Both are felony offenses.

Palomares has been employed by the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) since March 9, 2020. That is the only facility where he has worked. Palomares resigned his position with the agency and was booked into the Lancaster County jail.   

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