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3 Monroe Co. Prison Guards Suspended

3 Monroe Co. Prison Guards Suspended - Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 04:01AM EST

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Tuesday May 25 2010
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MONROE COUNTY - Three Monroe Co. prison guards are suspended after drug and sex investigations.

Mathew Knowles is accused of trafficking drugs to two inmates.

Investigators say he got the prescription pills from an inmate's mother.

Knowles is now suspended.

Guard Anthony Perez is also off the job. He's caught up in a sex investigation involving a parolee.

The third prison guard suspended is Larry Kolbinski. He's accused of failing to cooperate with investigators.