PEARL RIVER COUNTY – Three people have been charged following an investigation into contraband brought into the Pearl River County Correctional Facility during inmate visitation, according to the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department.
Narcotics investigators responded to the facility on Feb. 17 after receiving reports that contraband had been introduced during visitation.
Following the visit, correctional officers searched inmates and found Andrew Sellers, 23, in possession of contraband, according to the Sheriff’s Department.
Investigators determined that another inmate, Pharoah Lyons, 53, was involved in bringing the contraband into the facility, along with a visitor, Kirby Haynes, 41, of Waveland.
Sellers and Lyons were each charged with introduction of contraband into a correctional facility. A warrant was issued for Haynes’ arrest.
On March 4, Haynes was arrested by the Waveland Police Department and transported to the Pearl River County Correctional Facility, where she was also charged with introduction of contraband into a correctional facility.
Sheriff David Allison praised correctional officers for their efforts in detecting and preventing contraband from entering the facility.
