Two charged with bringing drugs into JCCC

 


Two women accused of bringing contraband into James Crabtree Correctional Center (JCCC), Helena, are charged with felonies in Alfalfa County.

According to court records, on Feb. 20 an official at JCCC observed visitor Kristy Barnett kissing inmate Renel Brewer. The inmate was seen putting his hand down the back of her pants, pulling out something and placing it in his pants.

Brewer was removed from the visiting area and placed in a holding cell for a strip search. When asked to open his mouth, Brewer was seen trying to swallow something. When he couldn’t swallow it, he spit the item out. The item field tested positive for methamphetamine. When weighed, the item was 13 grams.

When questioned, Barnett said Brewer called her from a cellphone inside JCCC and asked her to meet someone called Little D. She described the man she met at a convenience store in Oklahoma City. The man gave her a package wrapped in black tape.

On May 16, Kristy Barnett, 44, of Grand Prairie, Texas, was charged with bringing contraband drugs into a penal institution, a felony. A warrant has been issued for her arrest.

In the second case court records show on April 30 an officer supervising visitation at JCCC reported inmate Michael Riley possibly had contraband. Riley was removed from the visiting area and place in a holding cell where he was told to hand over the contraband. He said it was in his rectum and retrieved it for the officer. It was found to contain two ounces of marijuana and six cigarettes.

In a recorded post-Miranda interview, Harper said she received a text that Riley’s medicine was on her porch. She would not disclose the number the text came from. Harper said she retrieved the contraband and drove to JCCC on visiting day April 30 where she gave the contraband to Riley.

Harper said she has brought contraband to Riley while he was an inmate at Joseph Harp Correctional Center in Lexington and at JCCC.

On May 16, Margo Ann Harper, 55, of Lexington, was charged with bringing contraband drugs into a penal institution. This crime is punishable by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for one to five year, or a fine of $100 to $1,000, or both such fine and imprisonment.

 

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