September 09, 2025

Contraband Arrests at Multiple State Prisons

On September 7 at Washington SP, the Washington County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle near the facility. During a search of the vehicle, 11 vacuum-sealed bags of tobacco, 6 cellphones, 5 packs of Black & Mild Cigars, 1 pack of rolling paper, 5 charging cords, 4 charging blocks, and 1 pack of Marlboro cigarettes were located. The Washington County Sheriff's Office arrested 4 civilians with charges pending.

On September 6 at Dodge SP, GDC OPS stopped a suspicious vehicle near the facility. During a search of the vehicle, 1 drone, 5 drone batteries, 1 controller, 1 iPad, 2 rolls of shrink wrap, 1 roll of vacuum seal packaging, 2 packs of zip ties, 1 knife, and 1 carabiner were located. The Dodge County Sheriff's Office was notified, and 4 civilians were arrested and taken to the Dodge County jail pending charges.

On September 1 at Dodge SP, GDC OPS observed suspicious activity near the facility. During a search of the area, 2 civilians and contraband wrapped in paper were recovered. The contents of the contraband were 810 grams of marijuana, 1009 grams of meth, 3894 grams of tobacco, 22 packs of rolling paper, 2 chargers, 2 cellphones, 1 drone, 1 drone controller, 6 batteries, 4  air tags, zip ties, and bubble wrap were located. Dodge County Sheriff's Department arrested Civilian Marcus Will and Renoka Joff with pending charges.