A LaPorte woman was arrested Monday, after she allegedly tried to bring suspected synthetic marijuana into the Westville Correctional Facility during visitation. The Indiana Department of Correction says Ashlee Bowman, 27, was taken to the LaPorte County Jail, pending a Level 5 felony charge of trafficking with an offender.
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A Westville Correctional Facility Maintenance worker was taken into custody on Thursday, Oct. 3 following an investigation into suspected trafficking of drugs and a cell phone into the Westville Correctional Facility.
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A Kosciusko County woman was arrested for allegedly trying to bring drugs into the Westville Correctional Facility over the weekend. Investigators with the Indiana Department of Correction believe Rita Sellers, 46, of Silver Lake, was attempting to traffic drugs while visiting an offender on Saturday. The investigation turned up what officers suspect to be Suboxone, a prescription drug used to treat people who are dependent on opioids.
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Officials with the Indiana Department of Correction report that an employee of the Westville Correctional Facility is facing two felony charges after allegedly attempting to traffic with an offender.
Continue readingTwo people were arrested on suspicion of trafficking with an inmate at the Westville Correctional Facility.
According to our reporting partners at WNDU-TV, Karrin Ransbottom from Warsaw arrived at the facility on Sunday afternoon to visit an inmate when she was allegedly found to be in possession of drugs after entering the front gate.
When she was questioned about her actions, officers learned that Delbert Schaetzle from Bourbon was reportedly waiting for Ransbottom in her car in the parking lot, according to the report. Correctional police officers took the pair into custody and transported to the LaPorte County Jail.
A Knox woman is jailed in Porter County after reportedly trying to slip drugs to a work release inmate at Indiana Dunes State Park. Indiana Department of Corrections Police noticed a suspicious vehicle yesterday near where their crew from the Westville Correctional Facility was working. They detained Christy Chavez, 38, of Knox, who was arrested by Indiana Conservation Officers. She was booked into the Porter County Jail on charges of trafficking a controlled substance to a prisoner. Chavez was trying to drop off synthetic marijuana and cigarettes, according to a news release from the DNR Division of Law Enforcement.
Westville Correctional Facility officials say a dispute between rival gang members led to a Monday night riot in the prison’s general services area. WSBT-TV reports 100 or so inmates were involved in the uprising, and about a dozen were injured. A prison spokeswoman told the TV station most were treated at the facility. The ones who were taken to an outside facility for treatment have returned. A portion of the low-to-medium security prison was placed on lock-down following the incident, which was brought under control quickly by staff there. No correctional workers were injured. Criminal charges are not anticipated against the offenders, but they will likely face some sort of in-house disciplinary action.
Offenders serving time at the Westville Correctional Facility have been in Starke County since April 4th collecting garbage. The six man crew is taking part in the statewide Trash Bash. As of Friday, the offenders had picked up 113 bags of garbage on 19 miles of roadway. The offenders are all minimum security individuals.
