Two JCCC visitors face contraband charges

 

January 10, 2018



Alfalfa County felony charges have been filed against two women for bringing contraband into James Crabtree Correctional Center (JCCC) at Helena in October. The charges were filed on January 3.

Kimberly Ann Menasco, 49, of Moore was charged with a felony of bringing contraband drugs into a penal institution. She was also charged with possession of tobacco in a penal institution, a misdemeanor.

According to court records, on Oct. 8 Sgt. Jackie Ekman did a pat search of Menasco during visitation at JCCC. During the search, she felt something in Menasco’s bra and had her shake the item out. A small black package fell out, and Ekman found it contained four grams of tobacco, three hydrocodone pills and a methylphenidate pill.

Ekman with K9 Yukon conducted a narcotic sniff test on a 2010 Impala belonging to Menasco. The canine alerted on the back seat, which was removed. A syringe and a tin hinged container were found. Ekman detected a strong odor of marijuana from the container and saw marijuana residue.

Ashlynn Renee Kelley, 26, of Norman was charged with bringing contraband into a penal institution, a felony. She was also charged with a misdemeanor of possession of contraband tobacco in a penal institution.

According to court documents, on Oct. 8 Sgt. Jackie Ekman was observing a security camera at JCCC and saw Kelley reach into the front of her pants and remove an object, handing it under the table to an inmate, Manuel Lee Willis Jr. She observed the inmate concealing the object by placing it in the rear of his pants.

Ekman kept the camera on Kelley and went to the visiting room. Lt. Ailey responded and placed Willis in cuffs then escorted him to a holding cell. Ekman escorted Kelley to the sally port. Local law enforcement was notified. Helena Police Chief Dykes took Kelley into custody.

Ekman conducted a narcotic odor sniff test on a Challenger in the JCCC parking lot, the vehicle driven by Kelley. K9 Yukon alerted on the exterior and then alerted inside on a purse. It was found to contain two blue balloons similar to the one used for the package passed to Willis in the visiting room.

Also found during a search of the vehicle was a glass jar with approximately one gram of a green leafy substance.

 

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