Three indicted for conspiracy to bring drugs into detention center

Three people have been indicted by a grand jury for reportedly bringing drugs into the Washington County, Tennessee Detention Center. According to Sheriff Keith Sexton, the indictment comes following an investigation into two inmates and one Jonesborough resident.

Jared Shaffer, 22, and Shawn Thrift, 38– both inmates– were caught attempting to bring both Suboxone strips and pills into the jail with the help of Shaffer’s mother, Melissa Shaffer-Love, 48. Deputies caught them during the attempt via text message records from a Chirper, a phone used and paid for by inmates. The report says more arrests are anticipated as the investigation continues.

(Image: Washington County Detention Center)