A Bergen County sheriff's officer was charged Friday with providing contraband to an inmate and obstructing justice, authorities said.

Jessica Stec, 28, of Elmwood Park was suspended from duty as of Friday, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Authorities first received complaints Monday about her conduct at the jail, the Prosecutor's Office stated.

Though authorities did not state what contraband Stec was accused of smuggling to an inmate the charge lists it as "implements for escape; other contraband." She was also charged with obstruction of justice.

Stec's first court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 10.

Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton said the matter remains under investigation and that his department is "taking all appropriate measures to assure that this kind of violation of our rules does not happen again."

Stec joined the Bergen County Sheriff's Office in 2015 and earned a salary of over $53,000, records show.

A sheriff's officer was also arrested over the summer for allegedly driving drunk in Secaucus. Brian J. Smith pleaded not guilty in July.

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