A federal inmate was sentenced to five more years in prison for his role in a drug conspiracy at the Dallas County jail, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas said.
Terry McClendon, 32, of Sherwood, reportedly approached Laron Williams, a guard working at the jail and offered to pay the guard to bring him contraband, a press release stated. With the help of two other inmates, McClendon directed other individuals to deliver tobacco, marijuana, cocaine, and heroin to Williams, who then passed these contraband items to the inmate.
Officials said a jail employee noticed Williams making the transfer to McClendon's cell. Security video also shows Williams getting out of his car with an object wrapped in a blanket.
A search of McClendon’s cell revealed a pillowcase containing two square objects, which were later determined to be 764.4 grams of cocaine and 739.6 grams of heroin.
United States District Judge Kristine G. Baker sentenced McClendon to an additional five years on the contraband conspiracy. Judge Baker also ordered the additional five years to run consecutive to McClendon’s original five-year sentence for possessing a stolen firearm.
Williams and the two inmate co-conspirators, Michael Brewer and Antonio Fowler, have all pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing. A fifth co-conspirator, Dekimberol Brewer, has also pleaded guilty to conspiracy for her role in bringing drugs into the jail through her husband, Michael Brewer.