Inmate Attempts To Smuggle Loaded Syringe Into Jail

by Kelly Dean | Nov 30, 2017

Inmate found with drug syringe

On 11-27-17 Lance Allen Patterson (30 yoa)
was arrested by Granbury PD on a drug and
weapons charge.
Patterson was book in and went thru a strip
search during the booking process.
Later Patterson was found with a needle
syringe loaded with under a gram of heroin.
Patterson apparently smuggled the needle
with heroin inside his body to avoid
detection.
Patterson was charged with Prohibited
Substance in a Correction Facility (felony 3-
bond $10,000).
Patterson is currently in jail at press time.

All information included in this article is directly from a press release received from HOOD COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT and has been altered in no way.

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