NASSAU-An ex-con who tossed a bag containing contraband into the prison compound last month has been fined $7,500.
Deangelo Neely, 34, of Pinewood Gardens, will spend one year in prison if he doesn’t pay the money.
On February 5, corrections officers on patrol saw a black plastic bag near the wall in the area of the piggery.
The officers seized the bag that contained six cell phones with SIM cards and chargers; 1 ½ pounds of marijuana; three cartons of Aspen cigarettes; and a carton of Backwood cigarettes before inmates working in the yard could retrieve them.
This method of smuggling removes the need to pay corrupt guards to bring in contraband.
Police arrested Neely, who has a prior conviction for drug possession with intent to supply, after his fingerprints were found on the bag and the contraband.
He pleaded guilty to drug possession with intent to supply and taking prohibited articles into a correctional facility at his arraignment before Magistrate Samuel McKinney.
The magistrate fined Neely $2,500 or six months in prison on the drug charge and $5,000 or one year in prison for the other prohibited items.
If he doesn’t pay the money, Neely will serve one year in prison as the sentences are concurrent.
