MDOC issued the following statement.
CMCF VISITOR ARRESTED AFTER METH IS FOUND IN CAR
JACKSON – A 35-year-old man coming to visit his wife at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Rankin County on Saturday was arrested after crystal methamphetamine was found inside his vehicle.
Terrance McKinney, a former inmate himself, is charged with possession of a controlled substance. He was taken to the Rankin County Jail.
The arrest is part of a system wide contraband crackdown Interim Commissioner Pelicia Hall has ordered in addition to shakedowns to reduce the amount of illegal items in the hands of inmates.
“The two shakedowns we just completed show we must be more aggressive in going after contraband,” Hall said. “Whether you are a staff member, visitor, vendor or an offender, if you are bringing contraband into MDOC facilities, you will be caught.”
The meth was found during a search of McKinney’s vehicle upon entrance. Anyone coming on prison grounds is subject to be searched.
Former inmates cannot visit prisons without approval. McKinney had received approval.
McKinney faces up to seven years and a maximum $25,000 fine, if convicted of the possession charge, based on state law 47-5-198.
McKinney was convicted in Jackson County in 2010 of two counts of possession of a precursor with intent, and given four years to serve and six years’ probation, with the counts concurrent. His probation ended Aug. 23, 2016.
12 comments:
There is actually a real good chance he got the meth from a guard.
I wonder if that's what the POTUS is on?
The Russians are major suppliers of meth throughout the Southeast and have wide network of corrupted prison guards. I urge Commissioner Pelicia Hall to look very, very closely for the Russian connection.
7:35 I am pretty sure Trump is on some type of drug. He's acting just like I did when I was on crack.
Glad some of you think this sh*t is funny, having an irrational bastard in the white house.
He tweets first and then thinks later, regardless of the consequences.
Republicans are trying to pass tax cuts for the wealthy through congress, then they will say he's crazy, he becomes the fall guy for bad fiscal policy, Pence and Ryan come through to save the day.
Just like how you geniuses are going to giver Tater Thot 8 years to wreck Mississippi some more.
But back to the story, thought ex-felons could not visit offenders anyway?
Crack?! Lots of folks around Jackson in that. Funding shopping centers and museums instead of roads and bridges! Must be some good stuff!!!
No no 6:10 Phil and his boys do it legal, they go get the pain meds
Jim Hood will not win.
@ 7:00am
Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Trump haters are so irrational they'll turn a hoodlum trying to bring meth into a prison into an indictment of the POTUS.
Hillary lost. He is your president, no matter how many times you chant.
Stop acting like such losers. I mean, we know you are losers, but you can try to change your behavior.
Don't know what Trump or Obama has to do with this but no more comments about them on this post.
Ah shucks Mr.Fish it was just getting started.
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