Three men have been indicted on 116 counts after allegedly bringing contraband into multiple Ohio State Prisons via drone.
Authorities have identified 33-year-old Robert A. Faulkner, 28-year-old Cory A. Sutphin and 33-year-old Charles Gibbs as the suspects utilizing drones to smuggle drugs and cellphones onto the grounds of the Toledo, Mansfield, Richland and Ross correctional institutions and the North Central Correctional Complex, respectively.
A search warrant issued for Faulkner yielded $319,820 worth of illegal drugs, weapons, cell phones and contraband. As a result, "Faulkner faces 60 felony counts and a maximum of 142 years in prison., Sutphin faces 26 felony counts and a maximum of 69 years in prison and Gibbs faces 30 felony counts and a maximum of 83.5 years in prison."
The indictment against the three men included "engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, trafficking and possession of cocaine and a fentanyl-related compound, possession of criminal tools, aggravated possession of drugs, and having weapons under disability."
Source: Cleveland19.com
