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2 officers, several civilians arrested at Georgia state prisons for contraband, GDC announces

GEORGIA — The Georgia Department of Corrections announced their staff’s battle against contraband inside and outside of state prisons had led to multiple arrests in November.

In a graphic shared by GDC, nine individuals who were arrested for attempts to smuggle contraband into state facilities were shown.

Arrests were dated between Nov. 6 and Nov. 12.

Items identified as contraband by GDC were drugs, electronics and phones.

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Across five state prisons, GDC said two officers and multiple civilians were arrested.

The following individuals were arrested:

  • Officer Jaylin Lane at Lee State Prison
  • Anthony Riley at Wilcox State Prison
  • Dontacius Patrick at Dooly State Prison
  • Solomon Thompkins at Dooly State Prison
  • Travis Short at Baldwin State Prison
  • Devonta Strickland at Baldwin State Prison
  • Officer Rosario Dawson at Augusta State Medical Prison

Rosario was found with a bundle of tobacco on her person, while in Milledgeville, Short and Strickland were found with a variety of phones, chargers, cords, earbuds, rolling paper and tobacco.

At Dooly, officers from the GDC K9 Unit made a traffic stop and found Patrick and Thompkins with drones, tobacco, marijuana, guns and cellphones.

In Calhoun County, officers with the K9 Unit found Franklin with a duffle bag full of tobacco, marijuana, cell phones, charging blocks, cords, earbuds, lighters and packs of cigarettes.

Riley was found in Abbeville with a drone, thousands of grams of tobacco, multiple phones, lighters, earbuds and rolling papers.

Lane was found with a sealed bag of marijuana taped to his body at Lee State Prison.

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Between the various enforcement actions, GDC seized these items across the following locations.

In Milledgeville at Baldwin State Prison:

  • 9 touch screen cellphones
  • 4 flip phones
  • 3 charging cords
  • 10 charging blocks
  • 11 USB cords
  • 1 pair of earbuds
  • 2 packs of Rolling Paper
  • 794 grams of Tobacco

In Houston County at Dooly State Prison

  • 2 drones
  • 1 drone controller
  • 394 grams of Tobacco
  • 1457 grams of marijuana
  • 2 guns
  • 3 cell phones

In Calhoun County at Calhoun State Prison:

  • 5,115 grams of Tobacco
  • 874 grams of marijuana
  • 7 cell phones
  • 3 charging blocks
  • 29 charging cords
  • 15 earbuds
  • 73 lighters
  • 19 packs of cigarettes

In Abbeville at Wilcox State Prison:

  • 1 drone
  • 3,767 grams of Tobacco
  • 4 cell phones
  • 2 chargers
  • 4 earbuds
  • 10 lighters
  • 6 rolling papers

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