Boonville corrections officer accused of having sex with inmate

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A corrections officer at Boonville Correctional Center was charged with two felonies on Wednesday after authorities claimed she had sexual relations with an inmate.

Emmalee Walker, of Boonville, was charged in Cooper County with first-degree sodomy and committing sexual conduct in the course of public duty. A $10,000 bond was issued on Thursday, though her information did not appear on the Cooper County Jail’s online roster.

The probable cause statement alleges that Walker engaged in sexual relations with an inmate between October 2025-March 23, 2026, while inside a staff restroom area. Walker and the inmate allegedly talked about their sexual encounters during phone calls that were recorded at the jail between March 27-April 12, court documents say.

Video footage allegedly showed Walker and the inmate enter the staff restroom area for several minutes three separate times in March, the statement says.

Walker and the inmate denied having any physical or sexual contact to authorities, the statement says.