Inmate Accused Of Trying To Sneak Contraband Into Jail

LEE CO., Miss. (WCBI) – A plan to bring contraband into a local jail lands an inmate in more hot water with the law.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Department wrapped up an investigation into a plan to bring contraband
into the Lee County Detention Center.

An inmate repeatedly tried to bribe a corrections officer to smuggle a cellphone into the jail.

An undercover operation was set up, and police eventually busted 43-year-old Kerry Ryan Hammock as the culprit.

Hammock was already in jail for possession of methamphetamine.

He allegedly said he’d pay $200 dollars to a detention center officer to get a phone into the jailhouse.

Once Hammock approached the officer with the bribe, the officer reported it to his supervisor.

Hammock now faces a charge of one count of attempting to bring contraband into a detention center.

At the next grand jury, Lee County Sheriff’s Department will present a case against Hammock from bribing a public official.

Both of those charges are felonies.

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