FBI investigation ongoing at Sumter County jail

The Sumter County jail drew statewide attention Tuesday as law enforcement officials spent most of the day conducting an investigation at the facility.

“This is the FBI’s investigation. We in the ALEA are only assisting,” Reginal King, spokesperson for the State of Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, told The West Alabama Watchman regarding the ALEA’s role in the proceedings.

Official word as to the nature of the investigation was unavailable as of Tuesday evening.

“What’s going on at the jail in Sumter County is part of an ongoing investigation,” Paul Daymond, FBI spokesperson told The Watchman.

The West Alabama Watchman will continue to update this story as information becomes available.