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Six Indicted in Alleged Drone Prison Smuggling Scheme

Six Indicted in Alleged Drone Prison Smuggling Scheme

Six Indicted in Alleged Drone Prison Smuggling Scheme

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A federal grand jury in Kansas City returned an indictment charging six people with conspiring to smuggle contraband into a federal prison in Kansas.

35-year-old Dale Gaver III, 54-year-old Dale Gaver II, 37-year-old Joshua Hamilton, and 33-year old Rex Hill, all of Omaha, Nebraska, are charged with one count of conspiracy to provide and possess contraband in prison.

Additionally, 44-year-old Melvin Edwards, and 36-year-old Tamarae Hollman, of Riverside, California, are charged with one count of conspiracy to provide and possess contraband in prison.

According to court documents, between August 2020 and May 2021, Edwards, Gaver II, Gaver III, Hamilton, Hill, and Hollman are accused of conspiring to smuggle prohibited items into Leavenworth Penitentiary by allegedly using a drone to drop contraband such as cellular phones, K2 (synthetic cannabinoid), marijuana, and tobacco into the yard.

Hill is also charged with one count of attempting to provide prison contraband. Gaver III, an inmate at Leavenworth Penitentiary at the time of the crimes, is also charged with one count of attempted possession of prison contraband and one count of possession of prison contraband.

The FBI is investigating the case.

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