JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A guard at a Mississippi prison has been arrested and accused of smuggling drugs into the facility, authorities said Friday.
The Mississippi Department of Corrections said in a statement that Jasmeshia Wilkins, 32, of Mendenhall, was arrested this week at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Pearl and transported to the Rankin County Detention Center.
She faces one count each of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, introduction of contraband into a correctional facility and conspiracy.
The department said investigators seized from her car several bags of suspected marijuana, edible gummies containing THC and three cellphones allegedly intended for inmates.
Bond was set at $142,500. It was not clear if Wilkins had an attorney who could speak on her behalf.
She started working as a correctional officer in November.
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