A Chatham County Sheriff's Deputy was arrested Thursday for reportedly having sexual conduct with an inmate, according to spokesman Pete Nichols.

Deputy Jermaine Minor, an employee for less than one year, was terminated, arrested and charged with four counts of violation of Georgia law by committing the offense of Sexual Assault by a person With Supervisory or Disciplinary Authority, w one count of Violation of his Oath of Office and one count of Making False Statements and Writings, after information was presented to the departments internal affairs office.

The case and all of the information and evidence we discovered will be turned over to the District Attorney's Office, Nichols said.