Supply worker arrested over 516 g marijuana at Alabama prison
Supply distributor employee Richard Nixon was arrested after staff found about 516 grams of marijuana hidden on a pallet delivered to Easterling Correctional Facility in Clio, Alabama. He faces marijuana-possession and prison-contraband charges in Montgomery and Barbour counties.
🇺🇸 Easterling Correctional Facility, Clio, Barbour County · Alabama, United States
A supply distributor employee was arrested after attempting to sneak contraband
into Easterling Correctional Facility.[1]Richard Nixon was charged with
first-degree possession of marijuana and second- and third-degree promoting
prison contraband.[1]Nixon was arrested and taken to the Montgomery County
jail on Sept. 29, then transferred to the Barbour County jail the next day after
posting bond on the Montgomery County charge.[1]
Correctional staff found the contraband package while unloading a supply
distributor truck at the facility on Sept. 25.[1]The package contained about
516 grams of marijuana, 169 grams of tobacco and two packages of rolling paper.[1]ADOC Narcotics Unit agents investigated with the supply distributor and
determined Nixon placed the package on a pallet shipped for Easterling.[1]
A Montgomery County warrant covered first-degree marijuana possession, while
Barbour County warrants covered second- and third-degree promoting prison
contraband.[1]The facility is Easterling Correctional Facility in Clio.[2]Nixon, an employee of the distributor, placed the contraband package on a pallet
destined for Easterling.[2]The investigation is ongoing.[1]
Photos and video
Contraband found in a supply truck at Easterling Correctional Facility in Clio. Photo: Alabama Department of Corrections, via WAKA.Photo details
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