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Birmingham attorney accused of trying to smuggle heroin into county jail

Birmingham attorney accused of trying to smuggle heroin into county jail
LOCATION WAS NOT DISCLOSED. AND YOU HAVE FOUR BIRMINGHAM ATTORNEY ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE LAW OVER THE WEEKEND THE JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS IT FOUND OUT ABOUT A PLOT TO BRING CONTRABAND INSIDE OF THE COUNTY JAIL. SO ATTORNEY HARRISON JONES IS ACCUSED OF BRINGING NEARLY NINE GRAMS OF HEROIN INTO THE JAIL ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE TIME. HE WAS MEETING WITH A CLIENT JOAN FACES TWO CHARGES INCLUDING TRAFFICKING HEROIN. HE’S NOW O
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Birmingham attorney accused of trying to smuggle heroin into county jail
A Birmingham attorney was arrested after allegedly trying to bring drugs into the Jefferson County jail where his client is being held, the sheriff's office said. Learn more in the video above.Jefferson County sheriff's Investigators were alerted on Sunday to a plot to bring contraband into the jail.According to the sheriff's office, attorney Harrison Jones requested to visit his client at the jail at about 1:45 p.m. He was allowed in and was questioned by investigators, who authorities said found Jones to be in possession of 8.9 grams of heroin.Jones was arrested and booked into jail on charges of trafficking heroin and promoting prison contraband. He was released after posting $115,000 bond.

A Birmingham attorney was arrested after allegedly trying to bring drugs into the Jefferson County jail where his client is being held, the sheriff's office said. Learn more in the video above.

Jefferson County sheriff's Investigators were alerted on Sunday to a plot to bring contraband into the jail.

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According to the sheriff's office, attorney Harrison Jones requested to visit his client at the jail at about 1:45 p.m. He was allowed in and was questioned by investigators, who authorities said found Jones to be in possession of 8.9 grams of heroin.

Jones was arrested and booked into jail on charges of trafficking heroin and promoting prison contraband. He was released after posting $115,000 bond.