CHADRON, Neb. (AP) — A former Dawes County jailer accused of unintentionally aiding an escape attempt has been given probation.

Court records say Sherry Whitinger last week was sentenced to 18 months of probation and 90 days in jail, which can be waived if she follows her probation terms. The records say Whitinger pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of introducing escape implements. Prosecutors dropped a charge that she’d had sex with an inmate.

Prosecutors say Whitinger had provided inmates with a cellphone that was recovered from an inmate who surrendered before he could get out of the county courthouse during an escape attempt in September. Chadron radio station KCSR reports (http://bit.ly/1QP7gXu ) that authorities say Whitinger’s other violations of jail policies gave the inmate insights into weaknesses of the jail’s security camera system.