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Investigation ensues after reported Jessamine Co. deputy jailer-involved incident

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JESSAMINE COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Jessamine County Jailer Jon Sallee reported on Wednesday that a criminal investigation is being conducted after he was made aware of an incident and a video that involved a county jail deputy.

The incident, Sallee said on social media, occurred at a Valero in Nicholasville on Tuesday night. Sallee said that an internal investigated was immediately started and "appropriate disciplinary action has been taken as a result of the investigation."

LEX 18 stopped by the Valero station. Employees there tell us the matter involved a reported theft.

Sallee noted that local law enforcement was contacted and authorities are cooperating with their criminal investigation regarding the incident, according to the post.