A contract nurse working at the the Lancaster County Adult Detention facility is facing charges after being accused of distributing drugs inside the jail.
Lancaster County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Ben Houchin says they were called to investigate Amanda Danekas and searched her southeast Lincoln home on October 29th. He says they found a glass pipe with white residue that pre-tested for methamphetamine as well as a box with 230 loose pills, which included Metformin, Hydrochloride and Clonazepam.
Houchin says Danekas was an employee of Wellpath, a nursing service that contracts with the jail. Danekas was arrested and booked for possession of a controlled substance and unlawful acts by a correctional employee. She worked for Wellpath for eight months.