A former correctional officer of the Department of Juvenile Justice has been charged with criminal abuse following investigation into two injured juveniles in his custody.
According to Kentucky State Police, 30-year-old Tyler G. Lynn of Paducah has been charged with two counts of second-degree criminal abuse after he allegedly used excessive force against two separate male juveniles who were lodged in the McCracken County Juvenile Detention Center in October.
Investigation determine that that excessive force resulted in fractures to the two young men’s arms.
Lynn was taken into custody on March 6 and lodged in the McCracken County Jail.