Attorney among four charged in Cobb County Jail drug smuggling scheme, Sheriff says

  • Four individuals, including an attorney, have been arrested and charged for allegedly trafficking synthetic drugs into the Cobb County Jail using attorney visitation privileges.

Four people have been arrested and charged in connection with a scheme to traffic contraband into the Cobb County Jail.

The Marietta/Cobb/Smyrna Narcotics Unit and the Cobb County District Attorney’s Office uncovered a scheme involving the delivery of synthetic cannabinoid-laced paper, also known as K2, into the Adult Detention Center using attorney visitation privileges.

Investigators identified multiple suspected deliveries over an extended period of time. They located and charged 47-year-old attorney Joseph Anfield-El, 36-year-old James Baltimore (a detainee at the facility at the time and is now in prison facing separate charges), 25-year-old inmate Shawn Harris, and 29-year-old Monae Muhammed…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS