WEST LIBERTY, Ky. (WMDJ) — A former employee of the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex has been arrested on multiple felony charges in Morgan County.
According to court records, Zachary Gamble was arrested June 10 at his home on a Morgan County warrant. He is charged with first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, third-degree unlawful transaction with a minor and intimidating a participant in the legal process.
The Kentucky Department of Corrections confirmed Gamble was employed at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex but stated the allegations are not connected to his job duties and there is no indication the alleged offenses occurred on prison property. Officials said Gamble resigned June 11.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 23. Gamble is being held in the Rowan County Detention Center on a $100,000 cash bond.
*Photo courtesy of the Rowan County Detention Center.
