Attorneys for Nikco Walton say they are skeptical after being told by jail officials that Walton swallowed a drug-filled balloon before he was jailed and it likely burst a week later.

Sheriff William King Jr. links the non-violent protest over policy changes at the Alfred jail to inmates of ‘a different caliber’ serving multiple stints for heroin offenses.

Zachariah Sherburne, 23, who police say had ‘disciplinary authority’ over the teenage girl, was later hired by SAD 6, where his father is superintendent.