During a recent raid of the Fulton County Jail, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office seized a variety of items, including drugs, tobacco, shanks, a makeshift hatchet, and even a bullet.
Channel 2 Investigative Reporter Mark Winne recently interviewed the sheriff regarding the raid and their theory on how certain items ended up in the possession of inmates.
Cell phones, which can fetch thousands of dollars in the jail, were among the other items seized.
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Sheriff Pat Labat suspects that drones were employed to deliver those items into the jail.
During their operation, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office Jail Strike Team swiftly discovered a significant stash of contraband in the first zone they targeted on the high-security seventh floor of the jail, according to Labat.
By Saturday morning, a large group of men and women, usually assigned to the jail, courthouse, and sheriff’s office, had gathered in the early morning darkness. Within this group, they had discovered a significant quantity of dangerous material that inmates are prohibited from possessing, yet they still managed to obtain.
According to Natalie Ammons from the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, law enforcement officials confiscated more than six suspected crack pipes from within the jail premises.
During the search, the sheriff’s office discovered a total of 22 unauthorized cell phones, as well as suspected marijuana, tobacco, a substantial quantity of pills, and even a bottle labeled as the prescription drug promethazine.
Let’s talk about the weapons now.
Labat expressed his surprise at the resilience of the buildings, considering the force with which Shanks had made his exit.
Winne inquired if the majority of the weapons had been removed from the building.
Labat said, “We take care of everything, from the plumbing shafts to the lighting fixtures.”
One inmate near the zone reacted to Winne’s shakedown.
“There are no problems up here. These people who come up here are just trying to provoke us. We don’t have any problems up here,” the inmate confidently stated.
Winne inquired about the contents of the cell shared by the inmate they had interviewed on camera earlier in the morning.
Ammons replied, stating that they had retrieved two cell phones from the cell.
Winne asked the suspect if they had any knowledge about a couple of cell phones that were purportedly discovered in their jail cell.
“I don’t know anything about any contraband. I don’t have a cell. I’m just here waiting for my trial,” the inmate replied.
According to Ammons, it is impossible to determine whether the cellphones we discussed belonged to the inmate we interviewed, a cellmate, or someone else. Furthermore, no charges were filed in connection with these cellphones.
According to the sheriff’s office, the jail staff conducts regular smaller shakedowns. However, the last shakedown of this scale occurred shortly before Thanksgiving.
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