Three Placer County Correctional officers have been arrested. Sgt. Megan Yaws, Deputy Robert Madden and Correctional Officer Jeffrey Villanueva are facing charges in connection with the excessive use force against inmates at the jail in Auburn. Deputy Madden is charged with four counts and Correctional Officer Villanueva is charged with three counts of assault. Both are charged with falsification of an incident report. Corrections Sergeant Yaws is charged with one count of falsifying police reports. Sheriff Devon Bell says there is video and other evidence to support these arrests, and he adds “No unethical or illegal conduct will be tolerated under my watch.”