Jail Nurse Suspected of Smuggling Contraband to Inmate Lover

RIVERSIDE - A nurse arrested for allegedly smuggling contraband to an inmate with whom she was sexually involved at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside was released today on $5,000 bail.

Michelle Jaren Hayashi, 35, of Temecula is suspected of engaging in multiple illegal acts going back more than a month, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

Hayashi was arrested Wednesday afternoon on suspicion of possession of controlled substances, having unlawful sexual contact with an inmate, bringing a mobile phone into a jail and maintaining unauthorized communication with...