WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – On Saturday, August 1st, around 10:15 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies were notified by staff at Washington State Prison that they had heard what appeared to be a drone making a contraband drop inside the prison grounds.In a Facebook post the agency said, Deputies immediately began checking the surrounding area to locate the source of the drone. While patrolling the area near the prison, deputies observed a suspicious vehicle and conducted a traffic stop.During the stop, deputies discovered evidence of the drop which led to the driver and passenger being arrested.Correctional officers later found a large bag containing suspected contraband within the prison grounds.
The contraband was turned over to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office as evidence, and the investigation remains ongoing.
Authorities found:
- 5.15 pounds of marijuana
- 14.65 pounds of tobacco
- 151.5 grams of ecstasy
- 13.7 grams of hydrocodone
- several cell phones with chargers
- ear buds
- lighters, and other miscellaneous items
22-year old Kymani McLaren and 22-year-old Jovani Morris, both of Lithonia, Georgia were arrested and charged with:
- Operating Unmanned Aircraft
- Items prohibited by Inmates
- Possession of tools in certain crimes
- Trading with inmates Tobacco
- Trading with inmates’ cell phones
- Trading with inmates’ marijuana
- Trading with inmates MDMA
- Trading with inmates Oxycodone Hydrochloride
- Possession with Intent Marijuana, Possession with intent schedule II drug
- Trafficking MDMA
All these alleged crimes are felonies…