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Two Charged With Contraband, Prohibited Activity At Atmore Prison
April 11, 2018
Update/Editor’s Note: The Alabama Department of Corrections on Wednesday said contraband was found near the fence at Fountain prison, not thrown over the fence at Holman prison as originally stated by the Escambia County (AL) Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday. The story has been updated to reflect the ADOC statement.
Agents with the Alabama Department of Corrections Investigations and Intelligence Division arrested two suspects on Monday for attempting to smuggle contraband into a state prison in southwest Alabama.
At approximately 12:30 a.m., a K-9 unit from the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore observed a suspicious vehicle parked at the facility’s entrance gate. Agents detained and questioned two female suspects who were found inside the vehicle.
After detaining the suspects, corrections officials early Monday found a package near the perimeter fence of the G.K. Fountain Correctional Facility located approximately one mile from the Holman facility. The package contained cellphones, cellphone chargers and a controlled substance.
In their investigation, agents were led to a local business where they arrested 25-year-old Jafarris Williams of Montgomery. After questioning Williams, one of the two female suspects and owner of the vehicle, 26-year-old Curnasha Leshaye Thomas, also of Montgomery was arrested. Williams and Thomas were charged with promoting prison contraband and prohibited activity on state property. Thomas was also charged with possession of marijuana, second-degree. The second female suspect was not charged.
Williams and Thomas booked into the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton.
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10 Responses to “Two Charged With Contraband, Prohibited Activity At Atmore Prison”
@ No Excuses and Bama: As a former CO AND LE Officer, I know EXACTLY what goes on and have put CO’s behind bars for their criminal acts of promoting prison contraband. I’ve run my race on both sides and decided to leave those two jobs for people that actually need a job. Not to be boasrful but higher education has enabled me to better myself and become dependent of myself and not that crappy paycheck from the state for babysitting some kids felonious father.
Justin J. How about you get certified and walk in there with all that courage you have. Come on, join the team and help us identify those corrupt officers. You wouldn’t make it too the parking lot.
There are those that are turning a blind eye to the corruption – c’mon governor clean up the prison corruption.
Bama, if their picture isn’t there, they need to add it.
So it was around 4 am. Lets see. Throw some weed, get back to Montgomery by 730, and make it to work before 8. Seems reasonable . Is it just me?
And we have another winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Justin: If indeed there are corrupt CO’s that are bringing this stuff in, then they need to be put in with the inmates they are feeding the stuff to.
However, not all officers, or even most of them are corrupt and those that are endanger the ones that are not.
Civilians that throw this stuff over belong in with the inmates too, so they can have stuff thrown over the fences to them. You can believe these two will have bullseyes on their backs as far as being watched!
In our prison, we leave the contraband there to see who comes for it. Then we lock them up in solitary to get to the bottom of it.
That’s right Mick! Throw them in there along with those corrupt correction officers that smuggle that junk in there!
Really? They drove all the way from Montgomery to throw “stuff” over the fence. If you want to see another picture of this duo look up “stupid” in the dictionary.
Put them in prison it is where they belong