Ohio Woman Busted for Smuggling Drugs into Jail

(Bartholomew County, Ohio) A 26-year-old woman, Ashlie N. Walsh, has been arrested for attempted trafficking of methamphetamine and tobacco into Bartholomew County Jail.

Walsh allegedly conspired with her boyfriend, inmate Russell Rossman, in mailing drugs into jail.

Correction officer Phillip Smith, a five-month jail employee, was inspecting incoming inmate mail Tuesday when he noticed a suspicious item consisting of two large envelopes addressed to "Rusty" Rossman.

A sheriff’s undercover narcotics officer found several smaller envelopes containing letters, pictures and drawings and three photos, including a photo of a woman holding children in front of a Christmas tree.

The officer recognized the woman as Walsh, who was not suppose to have contact with Rossman.

Located within the mailings was a white piece of paper with what looked like crayon drawings and stickers of bugs. On the back, sticky side of the stickers was a brown leaf substance that appeared to be tobacco, according to the affidavit.

The undercover officer also found a paper cutout of the Disney cartoon character Goofy, on the back side of which was a thin strip of green cellophane containing a yellowish-white powdery substance.

A field test on the substance returned a positive result for methamphetamine, according to the affidavit.

Brown leaf like granules and a yellow powdery substance also were found in plastic coverings on the back side the photographs.

Walsh was booked into custody with bond set at $100,000. She faces a charge of attempted trafficking with an inmate.