Suspects Arrested for Prison Contraband

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 10, 2018

ELMORE, Ala. – Law enforcement agents with the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Investigations and Intelligence Division arrested two suspects following separate incidents at Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore County on Sunday.

Delicia Sweet, 46, of Enterprise was arrested when a correctional officer found in her possession a package containing marijuana. Sweet was visiting an inmate at the time of her arrest and was charged with promoting prison contraband and possession of marijuana.

In a separate incident, Donna Stewart, 51, of Brookwood was arrested after correctional officers found a package containing a controlled substance in the possession of an inmate Stewart was visiting. Stewart admitted to giving the controlled substance to the inmate during the visit and was charged with promoting prison contraband. Charges against the inmate are pending.

Sweet and Stewart were taken to the Elmore County Jail following their arrest.

The public should contact the ADOC Investigations and Intelligences Division at 1-866-293-7799 with information that may lead to the arrest of anyone attempting to introduce illegal contraband into state prisons. The public may also report suspicious activity to law enforcement by going to the ADOC Website at http://www.doc.alabama.gov/investigationrequest.

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