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Several Arrested After Jail Smuggling Scheme In Anne Arundel County Several Arrested After Jail Smuggling Scheme In Anne Arundel County
Several Arrested After Jail Smuggling Scheme In Anne Arundel County Three people have been arrested after their alleged involvement in a smuggling scheme into the Anne Arundel County Detention Center, authorities say. Briyanna Nicole Smith, 22, Orlando Marecus Jones, 38, and Elijah James Jackson, 26, were arrested after contraband was caught being smuggled into the detention facility in December 2022, according to Anne Arundel County Police. Police intercepted a container of contraband as it entered the facility late last year and were able to obtain arrest warrants in early January 2023.  Over the course of January, police were able to locate and ser…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Prison Guard Convicted Of Smuggling Contraband Into Maryland Correctional Facility Prison Guard Convicted Of Smuggling Contraband Into Maryland Correctional Facility
Prison Guard Convicted Of Smuggling Contraband Into Maryland Correctional Facility A former correctional officer in Maryland is the latest to face prison time for his role in a racketeering conspiracy to smuggle contraband into an area prison, authorities announced. Andre “2 Chainz” Davis, 37, of Baltimore, was convicted by a federal jury for a wide-ranging racketeering conspiracy at the Chesapeake Detention Facility in Baltimore following a seven-day trial. Eight other co-conspirators - including two other correctional officers, four detainees, and two outside facilitators - previously pleaded guilty to their roles in the scheme. Beginning in 2016, Davis and other …

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by Zak Failla
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Correctional Officers, Inmates, Sentenced In Jessup Max Security Smuggling Scheme Correctional Officers, Inmates, Sentenced In Jessup Max Security Smuggling Scheme
Correctional Officers, Inmates, Sentenced In Jessup Max Security Smuggling Scheme Looks like orange is the new black for over a dozen people sentenced in a federal racketeering conspiracy involving inmates and corrections officers at the Jessup Correctional Institution, officials say. The 15 co-conspirators ran a scheme where both inmates and outside facilitators bribed correctional officers to smuggle in contraband such as narcotics, cell phone, and alcohol into the maximum security prison, according to the Department of Justice. Among the sentenced are former Correctional Officer Dominique "Star" Booker, 45, who was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison followe…

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by Annie DeVoe