CEDAR RAPIDS – A former Anamosa State Penitentiary correctional officer who smuggled cell phones, drugs and other items to inmates was sentenced to over four years in federal prison on Wednesday. Garrett Barton, 29, of Anamosa, pleaded guilty in October to one count of a Hobbs Act Extortion Under Color…Read More
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