MUGSHOT OF NELETTA SHAMELL DAVIS-BARNETTE PROVIDED BY ROCKINGHAM COUNTY SHERRIF'S OFFICE
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NC
On January 17, 2024, Rockingham County Sheriff's Investigators, with the assistance of the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation began an investigation into an allegation that a Rockingham County Detention Officer had provided items deemed "contraband" to an inmate at the Rockingham County Jail, violating North Carolina General Statute 14-258.1(A).
The Detention Officer, NELETTA SHAMELL DAVIS-BARNETTE, 41, of Reidsville, N.C., was suspended from her duties when the allegations emerged and was terminated on March 15, 2024.
NELETTA SHAMELL DAVIS-BARNETTE has now been charged with Providing Contraband to an Inmate. She was arrested and brought before a Magistrate who released her on an unsecured bond to appear in court. This is an ongoing investigation.
Sheriff Sam Page would like to thank the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation for their assistance in this investigation and arrest, and the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office investigators for their hard work and professionalism.
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