Three charged for smuggling contraband into Mississippi jail

Three charged for bringing contraband in correctional facility

Three individuals were charged in connection with bringing contraband into the Pearl River County Correctional Facility on Feb. 17.   Correctional officers conducted searches of inmates Andrew Sellers, 23, and Pharoah Lyons, 53, following a visit from Kirby Haynes, 41. During the search, contraband was found in the possession of Sellers.   Haynes was arrested by the Waveland Police Department on March 4 and taken into custody at the Pearl River …

Three charged for smuggling contraband into Mississippi jail

PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Two men and a woman were arrested for introducing contraband into the Pearl River County Correctional Facility, according to authorities. On February 17, 2026, narcotics investigators responded to the facility in reference to contraband that was introduced into the facility during inmate visitation. Corrections officers conducted searches of the [...]

Three charged after contraband introduced into Pearl River County jail

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 An…