Credit Oneida County Sheriff s Office
A correctional officer with the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office has been arrested on charges involving women incarcerated at the jail.
Jacob Petit, 26, was arrested for Solicitation of Prostitution and Misconduct in Public Office. Petit is employed by the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office.
The arrest was made Monday in coordination with the Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Justice-Division of Criminal Investigation.
Police say the investigation involved Petitt having contact with women who had been incarcerated at the jail. The Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information that may assist in the investigation to contact Det. Sgt. Kelly Moermond.
A judge has dismissed two out of three charges against the former Rhinelander City Administrator.
Daniel Guild appeared via video in Oneida County Court Friday for a motion hearing.
Price County Judge Kevin Klein is presiding over the case.
In March of this year, Guild was arrested and charged with Misconduct in Public Office and Failure to Perform Known Duty.
He is currently out of jail on a signature bond.
His arrest followed a more than three-month investigation by the Oneida County Sheriff s Department regarding open records requests.
The original charge is moving forward. The next court date has not yet been set.