DERMOTT, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas Department of Correction report says a former prison guard tested positive for marijuana hours after taking over a tower at the Delta Regional Unit in Dermott and refusing to come down for about 12 hours.

Devante McCarter, 24, of Greenville, Mississippi, appeared dazed when he reported to work nearly two hours late on Oct. 1, according to the report obtained by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (http://bit.ly/2eu8AUc ) under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

A debriefing report said McCarter did not directly answer when asked why he was reporting late and di...