Corrections officer arrested following joint investigation by state police, Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Office of Special Investigations
On Sept. 8, 2018, Troopers from SP Marcy arrested Stephanie L. Sampson, 30, of Utica, on charges of third-degree rape (class E felony), official misconduct (class A misdemeanor) and second-degree promoting prison contraband (class A misdemeanor).
Sampson, a New York state correction officer trainee, is charged with providing alcohol and having a sexual relationship with an inmate at the Marcy Correctional Facility. Sampson was taken into custody and was transported to the Oneida County Jail for centralized arraignment.
The arrest was the result of a joint investigation by state police and the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Office of Special Investigations.
The investigation continues.