VSP News Release-Incident
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 26A5001302
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Det. Sgt. Joshua Mikkola
STATION: Derby
CONTACT#: 802-334-8881
DATE/TIME: October 2025
INCIDENT LOCATION: Northern State Correctional Facility (NSCF) – Newport, VT
ACCUSED: Jessica Baker
AGE: 46
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Derby Line, VT
VIOLATION: Transportation of Regulated Drug into Place of Detention, Dispensing a Stimulant Drug
ACCUSED: KC Myers
AGE: 42
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Southern State Correctional Facility (SSCF) - Springfield VT
VIOLATION: Possession of a Stimulant Drug
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: In late October 2025, Vermont State Police was notified of an inmate at Northern State Correctional Facility (NSCF), later identified as KC Myers, 42, who was found to be in possession of a Schedule II regulated drug on 10/24/2025. The subsequent investigation culminated on 03/11/2026 with the arrest of Jessica Baker, 46, of Derby Line, VT, and Myers. Baker at the time was employed by the VT Department of Corrections as a nurse and was found to have provided a controlled substance to inmate Myers. Baker was suspended from her position on 10/24/2025, and on 10/27/2025 she resigned.
On 03/11/2026, Baker was processed at the Derby Barracks and released with a citation for the offenses of Transportation of a Regulated Drug into Places of Detention and Dispensing a Stimulant Drug. Myers, who is now housed at SSCF in Springfield, VT, was issued a citation on 03/13/2026 for Possession of a Stimulant Drug.
COURT ACTION: Yes
COURT DATE/TIME: Both - 05/05/2026 / 0830 hours
COURT: Criminal Division, Vermont Superior Court, Newport
LODGED - LOCATION: No
MUG SHOT: INCLUDED
