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Deputy On Leave, Accused Of Inappropriate Relationship With Inmate

WELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - A Weld County Sheriff's deputy was arrested for alleged sexual intercourse with a female inmate at the Weld County North Jail complex.

Investigators say Zacahariah Cullison has been a detention deputy since August of 2016. They say the interaction between Cullison and the inmate was consensual.

Cullinson now faces a charge of Sexual Conduct in a Correctional Institution which is a Class 5 Felony.

The deputy is now on unpaid administrative leave as officials perform criminal and internal investigations.

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