A Newnan man is accused of conspiring to smuggle contraband into the Floyd County Prison.
According to the arrest warrant:
37-year-old Eldrin Jejuan Hand, while an inmate at the prison, hatched a plan with another inmate and a third person to leave two packages of marijuana, weighing over 30 grams, at a work detail at Rome City Public Works.
Hand and the other inmate are seen during a video visit at the prison giving directions to the other person on May 7, 2023.
The contraband was found underneath a rock at the public works site 12 days later.
Hand is charged with conspiracy to commit a felony, possession of items prohibited for inmates, use of a communications facility to commit a crime, and possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute.
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