Shanklin and Zimbro remain at the detention centre, while the mother was “released after meeting conditions of her bond,” the statement notes. Recreational cannabis is illegal in South Carolina. Last year, a U.K. duo was sentenced after getting nicked for having £6,000 ($10,200) worth of weed in their home. Joshua Shanklin, the woman’s son, and fellow inmate Donny Zimbro have each been charged with criminal conspiracy and furnishing or possessing contraband in jail. It’s not clear how many drugs actually get delivered to correctional facilities, but there have been plenty of examples of failed attempts.
A 48-year-old woman and her 23-year-old accomplice face drug and conspiracy charges after trying to get marijuana and methamphetamine to the woman’s son, currently housed at the Lexington County Detention Center, and a fellow inmate.
“Our crime reduction unit received a tip about (Cassandra) Shanklin planning to get drugs and banned items into the jail,” Sheriff Jay Koon of the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) says in a statement posted on Facebook.
“We set up surveillance operations and eventually saw Shanklin and (James) Warren leaving the...
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