That's Ole Martin "Zeus Capone" Ashcraft pictured in the upper middle who seems to be known as a chronic criminal and can hardly manage to do a single thing that's not reported to the police when he's out.
The "Wrong Guards" are Charles Sullivan, 36, of Ellisville, Thomas Powell, 41, of Laurel.
Jones County, Mississippi
"Thomas Powell, who had worked at the jail for less than a year, was bringing in tobacco then methamphetamine, Sumrall said. The contraband was being hidden in deodorant containers, he said, then given to Martin “Zeus Capone” Ashcraft, who took the cap off then sold the contents to other inmates."
"The Cash-App amounts to corrections officers that had been discovered so far were for just $85. The amounts of meth that were being dealt would have been misdemeanor possession charges, but the fact that it was in a correctional facility makes it a felony, Sumrall said.
There could be more people involved, so the investigation is continuing as all corrections officers’ cellphone numbers are being checked against the phone records of the conspiracy facilitators on the outside."
"At least three others on the outside were arrested for their roles in the ring for helping arrange the sales and “Cash-Apping” the corrections officers their payments, Sumrall said.
Ashley Kittrell, 23, of Laurel, Susan Hodge, 47, of Laurel and Christopher Hodge, 20, of Laurel were all charged with felony conspiracy to commit a crime and held on $25,000 bond. The Hodges have posted bond and been
Powell was charged with introduction of contraband into a correctional facility, extortion and felony conspiracy to commit a crime and was being held in the jail on $40,000 bond."
Sullivan was charged with extortion and has been released on $5,000 bond."
Jailers jailed as meth ring is busted
There was a Secret in deodorant containers a jailer was distributing to inmates at the Jones County Adult Detention Center, and now that it’s out, there have been a half-dozen
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