A former Bowie County jail guard was indicted last week by a grand jury.

Amber Hinds, 20, “turned around and went back to her car when she realized her supervisor intended to search employees that day as they came to work,” according to a probable cause affidavit.

Officials with the jail, which is run by Civigenics, contacted the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office about Hinds’ conduct, the affidavit said.

The jail annex is behind the Bi-State Justice Building in downtown Texarkana. Hinds told deputies she’d returned to the car to leave a wallet holding $300 and s...

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