Four jailers have been arrested and charged with a misdemeanor in connection with a contraband investigation at the Marshall County jail.

George Gregory Bass, 29, Robert Lindsey, 32, Braxton Pierce Lamb, 20, and Javon Cortez, 21, all were fired Friday morning, Sheriff Scott Walls said in a news release today.

The arrests follow a physical altercation between inmates and jail staff last week during cell searches. The sheriff said investigators learned after that incident that the four jailers had been providing cellphones and tobacco products to inmates.

The arrests also follow a series of stories about "Bad behavior" in the jail by AL.com news partner WHNT News-19. The TV station aired video that reportedly was filmed inside the jail and showed inmates smoking and more.

Another jailer had been arrested on a contraband charge and fired last week.

Walls said Lindsey worked at the jail for about a year. The others worked there for only about two months, the sheriff said.

Further details weren't immediately available.

Updated at 1:03 p.m. to add mugshots of the jailers.