We got it on camera and two staff saw her put this in a chip bag. >> Did you ever think that this was weird? Yeah, I thought it was weird. >> Well, why did you do it? >> I didn't know what was going on. I was scared. >> So, you're disagreeing with what video has. >> Uh-huh. I can't do this. I got kids at home. She's only five. >> just got her back. She forced me to do it. It's just some bracelets. It'll be fine. On June 25th, 2023, officers responded to a correctional facility following a report of a security officer witnessing a woman passing suspicious items to other inmates. Background, 20 years as a criminal investigator with the feds, 5 years as a deputy sheriff investigator, moved down here just to go to this facility now. >> Okay. >> have arrest authority here, though. Okay. So, how long have you been doing this, son? Year and a half. You know what you're doing? Yeah, I guess. Good. All right. So, that's her. Okay. Smells like marijuana. I haven't opened it because it is evidence. This is what the inmate had on him. This is what she had on her. We caught her trying to pass this in a chip bag to him. We got it on camera and two staff saw her put this in a chip bag. How you doing? Hi. How you doing? >> I'm Deputy Harold, okay? Yes, sir. Turn around, put your hands behind your back. Those things on there go to the girl in the blue car, the blue car. Okay. Where is she at? Who is she? Jamarion. I'm going to ask you questions in a second. I'm reading you your rights first. Do you understand me? Yeah. Okay. So, what is your purpose for being here today? Visiting. Visiting? So, how did you obtain those black bottle caps? >> handed off to me. Once it was handed off to me, I was like, "No." When was it handed off to you? When I was already in the building. When you already Okay. Who handed them off to you? I don't know his name. Wasn't an inmate? Yes. How did he pass it off to you? He brought it to me when I was when I was walking. When he When he walked up to me and I walked by, he was like he was like that and then I went to my went to the bathroom and came from the bathroom. The visitation was already in progress. What were you going to do with it? >> Well, I was going to take it I was going to take it home. Okay. And do what with it after that? I wasn't going to do nothing. You wanted to trash it? Trash it. I got too much to gain right now. What was it in? A potato chip bag. >> A potato chip bag? >> Yeah. How many potato chip bags did he hand you? He handed me one. Just one and it had all three of them in there or four of them? Yeah. Okay. The person that handed it to you, who was that? No. No, no. That's all I know his name is. His nickname is Neno? So, did you know you were going to meet meet him? No. Who did you come here to meet? I'm here to see Jarod. Me and her came together and when we came came yesterday and came today. And they wanted me to ask if I could come up and visit. I was like, "Okay, I'll come visit." And then I changed my visit and then I said, "No, I can't make it." Cuz my son had a game this weekend. They was like he was like, "Just for this weekend come see me." So, how did they go from seeing Jarod to getting caught up? When I was sitting in there, that's when he was like, "I need you to grab it." Jarod said he said he needed you to grab something from in there. Yeah. And I said I would get I got it. Went to the table. When I went to the table and then I was eating me some sour cream chips and then he grabbed my bag and he put my bag back in put the barbecue bag and that's when I seen him pull it out. And then a couple steps later, that's when you seen Mr. Riscardi come to the table. Who's Mr. Riscardi? Mr. Mr. Molly, he What whatever his name is. That's when he came to the table and said I need you to do a search. >> All right. So, when you went to the bathroom, what did you do? I used the bathroom, took a piss. Okay. So, you didn't have it Was that before or after they handed you anything? No. No what? Before or after? After. That was after you were handed the potato chip bag? No, before. I went to the bathroom. When I went to the bathroom, I had nothing. No, he grabbed the bag from the table. He didn't grab no bag from me. The bag was right here. We had we had the back seat right here. >> So, when he grabbed the bag from the table, did it already have it in it? It already had Okay. >> When when Yeah, when I came back from the >> Okay. And you were the one who put the bag there. When did you find out that it had it in it? When I seen him grab it out of the bag and I put my head down like this. Did you ever think that this was weird? Yeah, I thought it was weird. >> did you do it? No, I was fixing to get up and leave visitation, but I had to think about it. I can't leave that girl right there that brought me here. So, I'm waiting on her. I'm trying to tell her I'm ready to go. I'm ready to go. Okay. So, Jarod picked up the bag and pulled it out of there. How did it end up in your pants? How did it How did it end up in my pants? When they came and got him? When they came and got him? Jarod. Okay. Cuz I didn't want to get in trouble. So, explain. That's when I That's when I said it I said it right there. You If you notice, I didn't go far grab it. I just set it there. Cuz what they did what they walked away with Jarod. They didn't stand there and watch him. >> So, you were still there in visitation when they walked away with him. So, that was when you grabbed it and put it in your pants. >> Yes, sir. Okay. Why didn't you say, "Hey, come get this from I was scared. I didn't know what I didn't know what was going on. I was scared. >> So, when we got you on video putting one of those black roll-up or whatever into a bag, Uh-uh. So, you're disagreeing with what video has. Uh-huh. Obviously, video is going to trump what you're telling me. Okay. So, you never put anything in a bag? No, I never >> You only took it out of the bag. Yes. All right. So, tell me what you saw and what happened. Uh really, all I saw was her just out of her pocket Uh-huh. putting it like a little red in a chip bag and then she passed it to him. Okay. So, you see take her left hand, reach into her left pocket, retrieve something from that pocket, put it in a chip bag, and then slide it to the inmate. Who was the inmate? Jarod Brown. I had his ID on me. >> Okay. I was doing smelling the marijuana. Okay. So, when she went into the restroom, used the restroom, after she come out, I went in behind her. The smell got stronger, which let me know she took it out. So, I told the staff to watch that table. So, we sat there and I watched her. And the head of the staff watched her and I observed her put it in the potato chip bag, slide the bag. At that time, I was sitting up here on the front side. What's his name, Jackson? What's his name? She saw it, too. So, we collaborated, went in ahead of them. As I approached the table, let them know I was going to search the stuff and I asked, "What has food in it?" He was like, "What? What?" Took the bag, dumped all the stuff out like into his lap and I saw it fall from the bag and grabbed it and stuck it between his legs. So, I grabbed him with my right hand and made him spread his legs and I retrieved it. Okay. And what was it? Marijuana package. A small a black tape roll of it reeked like marijuana. I didn't open it. >> You didn't know what that was? It wasn't that one. It was the one that the one that you The one they gave you. Did it look similar to that, though? Yes. Okay. >> Yes, it looked similar to that. Okay. >> But it smelled of marijuana. So, how many how many potato chip bags? Just the one. >> Just the one. Yes, the one >> Okay. That I recovered just >> That you recovered that he tried to shove up under his crotch. Okay. Okay. So, you saw her pull it from her right pocket, put it in a chip bag, and then slide it over to him and that was when you coordinated with who? I had already coordinated with the staff that was watching. The roll I found was the one that she passed to him. I asked him to give it to me from the inmate. She put it in the chip bag, slid it to him. And he took possession of the bag. He took possession of the >> Is that Is that the same one you had in your back pocket? No, that was the one I gave you initially. It was in the It was in the blue Right, the blue roll-up. So, I saw the the bag that you had there. Is that not another one? Yeah, it came from the inmate. He took it off him once they escorted him to be strip searched. Okay. So, that came off the same inmate. It come off the same inmate. Who strip searched the inmate. We found this. He has two pockets sewn in his underwear where he had one of these already in there. One of those inmates That's how you say she she left it on the table. I'm not sure which one of them inmates cuz he was on the floor going to watch the camera. So, we were taking the one that searched, but the one I told you I had to send her back this morning cuz of the shoe of the baby. He was the one who was in there shoe or something. So, I wouldn't let that shoe in. So, I'm sure she's probably riding dirty, but I found it right here by her table. Now, the other one that you're talking about, we strip searched that inmate in the back. I ain't found nothing on either of them inmates right there. But that was right there under that inmate's right there outside to the left of that inmate's table. They seen the deputy and got scared and dropped it. I'm pretty sure cuz they knew I was fixing to search them both. When they saw me get the first one up >> What did you drive up here on, the blue Thunder? I didn't drive anything. What did you What car were you in to get up here? Camaro. The blue Camaro? Yeah. Okay. I'm sorry about the marijuana. Both of y'all are detained pending investigation for products found. Was someone bringing them in? So, I'm going to read you guys something. You're not under arrest. I'm just going to read you guys something so I can ask you guys questions, okay? All right. With these rights in mind, will you answer my question? Will you talk to me? Yes. You get Okay. All right. So, step over there, please. Thank you. When you came in today, did you bring anything on you, any products? No. Okay. All right. The reason I ask is because earlier in visitation where you were sitting, a roll-up or something containing was was found under your chair or next to your chair where you were sitting. Well, he picked it up from under her chair, but I didn't know it was You didn't know it was there? No. Okay. Is there anything in your car or any coke or anything like that? The only thing that I can say my car do smell like I'm not worried about it smelling like that. I want to know if there's anything in there. No. Okay. Who did you come here today with? Uh young lady, Denise. I don't know her last name. The one that I got in my car? Oh, I get I didn't What was she wearing? Like the African shirt. Okay. Older lady, maybe? Yeah. Okay. How do y'all know each other? Uh my boyfriend is bunkies with her boyfriend, I guess, or whatever and they was like since I was coming up here they wanted me Okay. Who is your boyfriend? Jared. Jared? >> Yes. And who is her boyfriend? I don't know. Okay. All right. When you came in, did you come in with anything on you? Uh-uh. Okay. You didn't have any products on you at all? No. You don't have any on you now? No. Is there any in your car? No. Are you sure? Yes. It smells like a little bit. I'm not worried about it smelling like weed. I'm I'm more worried about other Okay. Which one's your car? The blue Toyota. It's a car right there. The SUV, that RAV4? Yeah. I don't know what it's called, but yeah. It's a Toyota. This one right here I'm pointing at? Yep, I believe. Josh. Where did you get the big bag of tobacco from? I bought the tobacco from the store. He bought the big bag of tobacco from the store. All right. Have you given it to Do what? I'm going to tell I'm going to tell you everything. You just wait for it, which Okay. All right, so you're coming around now. I ain't Look, I poured out the bag of tobacco. I found a two more rolls up. No, no, there should have been one. There's two. Well, there should have been one. There's two. Under the >> There's two in the Listen to me. There's two in the tobacco There was two in the tobacco bag and there was one more in the glove box. >> Should have been one cuz I didn't know how to roll it. So, you were trying to roll up the bundles. Yeah. So, who Where did you get the bundle from? Somebody the the the With the tape on it and all that. Oh, that was um I tried to figure out how to do it. I was trying to learn how to do it and I couldn't get it right. I'll be honest with you. What were you putting in there? Tobacco. That's it. What else? That's it. That's the such a lie. I'm not being honest with you. That's all I did. So, where So, where did you Okay, so where did you get the two more long ones? How did they get into the tobacco bag? No, that's what I'm saying. I did the two tobaccos. Okay. >> And in the bag last night. That's what I'm telling you. You did the two. No, there was one. There was one. Okay, so you rolled up one. Yeah, there was one last night and I couldn't get it right. So, I just threw it in the bag and see I like it like that. I'm being honest. >> So, how did you get the product? Which one? The the stuff that's in the bundles. The the tobacco. Okay. So, all right. But but here's the thing. Here's the thing. In the other ones we found some and we found some ecstasy. I'm not going to do that. I'm being honest. You want me How hard do you want me to be honest? So, who who has had possession of it? >> you everything. You going to listen. You going to work with me, please? Okay. If you want to talk, we'll work with you. Okay. Let's just go ahead. Gravity. No, I I can't do this. I got kids at home. They going to come home. The better you cooperate, the sooner you cooperate, the quicker we can get out of here. Okay. So, tell us what you want to tell us. Okay. Got a white crystalline substance in the door panel. Okay. Okay. This is what happened. I'll tell you the whole argument. They ran her to the car. They had her That moment somebody who was in you know, that's the name on the car or whatever it is. That's how it started. He called his dad to get her out of the situation. I kept telling him that the whole gang was with him. I kept telling him that. They said "Call this guy." And he said I had already been going through it. So, I said I'm not cool with him. I'm not cool with him. So, I did so we all He said "Just tell him we'll make it right." Who said that? The dude Just tell him we'll make it right. Is that the one who rode with you? You rode with? Or is that his mom? His phone. His phone. So, you know, we all sitting in there. I mean I mean they couldn't know she can't pick me up the other night. I told my son to get it. So, when she came, she said I picked up some stuff for him. They want you to bring it. She did? Yes. She said that? Yes. She picked it up and brought it for me to bring to them. I said no, I ain't doing it like that. And then uh she said "Well, this is what This is what they had when we give it to you." I said no, I'm not doing it. You know what I'm saying? And and then I said "I'll probably do just tobacco." That's what I told him. He was like I said "I'll do just tobacco." Like that. He was like "Well, where do those other things go?" They're all tobacco. I said "Y'all sure they tobacco cuz I don't want to be with nothing I ain't got nothing to do with." They said it's tobacco cuz I can't tell I couldn't know how I did last night. He was like "Well, why y'all doing yesterday?" I said "No, I wasn't with you." Who Who said that? The guy. The guy was like "Why you ain't pass out to me yet?" Your boyfriend? Yeah. He said He said "Why you ain't pass out to me yet?" I said "Cuz I'm not on that. I got kids to worry about." >> So, did you have it on you yesterday? No, I left it It was in the car. Yesterday? Yeah, I left it in the car cuz I was like no. I was like no. Then he was like He was like "Just for today." I said "Listen, once you get this, I'm done. I don't want no more dealings with you. You know what I'm saying? Cuz I had no other way home cuz I had to wait on her. So, I was like okay, I just I didn't want to I don't want no nothing to say. So, when her come up here, we come to see him. She had what she had. I had what I So, she knew about this the whole time. What did she have? She had Molly. That's white substance. You might see a little bit on the steering wheel. She had to break it down. You know what I'm saying? And uh tobacco. Because she was the one that bought the two and rolled them up. She learned how to roll them up inside in the car. She paid for it. I didn't I I said I gave up. I said I wasn't doing it. So, she went and she went and rolled up some and I helped her and gave it to him. So, she came in with you today, right? When y'all came in together, did she have something on her? Today? What did she have on her today? Molly. Molly? Molly. She had stuff? She had it wrapped in cellophane and then she had a her baby messed up tape cuz he had like a pill bottle with black tape on it. Found that. I'll tell you what the baby had messed up tape so she didn't have enough tape wrapped in the blanket. But she was just wrapping it good enough for him to get. So, where did she put it? Where did she put it on her? Right in the front of her. Still won't answer my questions? About what? Just everything. Look me in my eyes and you're going to lie to me. I'm not lying to you. I'm scared as hell. I'm nervous right now. I don't want that [ __ ] with me. What you got on you right now? I don't have anything on me. What you got on you now? I've been as nice as I can to you and your daughter. >> You're right. And you going to sit here and look me in my eyes and lie to me. What do you have on you right now? I just have tobacco. That's it. You have tobacco on you right now? Yes. What else? That's it. I didn't know anything about anything else. I swear to God. So, how did all this transpire? Tell me about that. I don't know. I I can't speak for her. I can't speak for her. So, you picked her up. I didn't know nothing about it. I swear to God. So, why do you How do you have tobacco on you? How do you How did you get wrapped up in this? My dude basically forced me to do it. Who? The guy I just met. He The guy I was in there visiting. He forced me to Okay, what's his name? Terry Garrett. Terry Garrett. What's her name? Malia. Malia. How old is she? She's only five. She's only five. And I just got her back. You just got her back. Yes. And you're going to do something like this to lose her again. I didn't want to. I swear to God. Like I said, he forced me to do it. How did he force you to do it? He told me if I didn't do it, he was going to kill my people. He knows everything about me. So, he was like "Try to make some money. If you don't do it, then you already know what's next." So, he said "If you don't do this for me, then I'm going to kill your people." Yeah, well, not my like daughter, but yeah. Okay. So, how did Take step by step. Well, you know, you went and you picked her up. You know, when did you start buying it? How did you get the product? >> buy. He had a guy meet me somewhere where I was at. And he just gave me the product. It was already wrapped and everything. I didn't know what was in it. What did he give you? It was just one small bundle. That's it. Okay. So, before you do anything else, let me explain something to you, okay? You're going to be placed under arrest, okay? You're going to jail for introduction of contraband into a correctional facility, okay? Your child is going to be taken by DCF. You're going to retrieve whatever you have on you. If you leave anything else on your person, it will be found during the strip search at the jail. Okay? And if you If they do find anything else on you, you'll be getting another charge for introduction of contraband, okay? You understand? Yes. So, anything you have on you, you need to take it off right now, okay? Anything that you have in your personal on your person. Hand it to these ladies right here, okay? I know you do but I can't I can't tell you please. It's too late for that. I know it is, but So, let me ask you this. And I want you to be honest with me cuz I appreciate that and that goes a long way with us. Yeah. Okay. When you show cooperation, it means something. Yeah. Okay. That bundle like this right here that was dropped next to your chair, was it yours? No. I didn't know nothing was dropped next to my chair. So, that bundle that had pain in it that the investigator picked up, that wasn't yours? No. Swear to God. I'm on my kids. So, how were you going to Who were you going to give this to? I told you. You were going to give it to your boyfriend? Yes. What What's his name again? I'm sorry. Terry Garrett. Terry. Okay. Is there anything else in that car? No, there's not. I swear to God. Everything else is in the tobacco bag in this. Is there any other loose narcotic in the car? No, besides the little bag that I had on me. What is in here? That I'm just tobacco. Okay. So, how did you get a hold of this? I The guy that I met met up with. He gave it to me. It was already like that. He gave it to you. You just had this. You have no idea what's on it. What's in it? He said it was tobacco, but my boyfriend told me it was just tobacco. Okay. Well, it's not. I'm pretty sure it's not cuz the rest of it wasn't just tobacco. Okay. So. Well, I met up with a guy and that's how I got it. Are you willing to talk to an investigator? An investigator? Yes, if If >> I'm Like we cannot guarantee anything. It does not mean that you'll get a reduced sentence. It does not mean that you'll be let go. All it means is that you're going willing to show cooperation with our investigation. That's all it means. They can relay that information to the State Attorney's Office. They can do with that what they will. It does not guarantee anything speaking with us, but it does It can possibly benefit you, yes. But today I won't be You're not going to be You're not free to go. You will go to jail today. So, what am I supposed to do about my baby? She's going to be taken by DCF. I don't know how to put I'm supposed to say is thanks to The bracelets out in front of you? Yeah. It's okay. I'm going to be okay. It's just some bracelets. You'll be fine. I'm going to be okay. I'll I'll get contact information for DCF to call for you. Okay. It's cooler. He'll get her something to drink here and eat if she's hungry. We'll I promise we'll take good care of her. I want you to do better for her. I'm 21 years old. I don't have any kids. So, I can't really say I really understand. But But I still care about the kids. Yeah. So, how did he contact you first? He wrote me a letter in the mail telling me about it or whatever and I kind of just What did he say in the letter? He was just saying like cuz we haven't talked in a while. I was mad at him or whatever and he was just saying he wanted to see me and stuff like that. And he was like then he just brought up the whole "Oh, if you ride with this girl, ride with his lucky's girl, her, you know, you can come see me or whatever." And after that he would he called me from a private number and he was like he was breaking everything down to me and I was like yeah, I know cuz I have Malia. I get her a lot of this on the weekend to get her and stuff like that. So, you know, I wouldn't One, that's not me two, I'm not trying to This is why I didn't want to do it. And he was just like cussing me out and was like "Oh, you better do it because you know I know everything about you and I know where you stay. I have your address. Your mom's dad all that stuff." So, and he was just like "Well, I won't touch her cuz he swore up and down he loved her." Won't touch you. Malia. And he was like that's out of the question then. He wouldn't harm her or whatever and I was just like, yeah, I don't even want to do it, but with him repeatedly calling me from private numbers and stuff like that and then he was like, you know, I got the car, go meet up with this guy, get it from him and it's only one. It's going to be easy and all this other stuff and here we So, what did he What was What did he tell you about delivering? He told me it was cigarettes. So, he told you he wanted you to deliver cigarettes to him? Yes, he said he he And he said that if What What did he say would happen if you didn't? If I didn't, he would hurt my family. He's going to hurt your family? Yes. And do you have Do was this on a phone call? No. Oh, yeah, it was on the phone. It was on the phone. Desiree, do you have that letter? It's at home. >> It's at home. So, when he said he was He said he's going to hurt your family, is that Is that why you did it? Pretty much. Okay. Did you believe him when he said he was going to hurt your family? Yes. Does he have Does he have even though he's in prison, does he have ways of hurting your family? Yes. How? I don't I don't know the gist of it. Is he related Is he gang related? Is he involved in a gang? I don't You don't know? No. Okay. So, who did you So, you met somebody in West Palm Yes. that gave you what what we found on you. Who was that? I don't know. He said it was his friend. I don't know. How did you How did that happen? How did you guys meet up? He gave He gave his friend my number and the friend called me and told me, "Hey, such and such said that you're supposed to come pick up the stuff from me. I'm off work. You know, meet me here." And he just gave it to me in the bag. And you don't know his name? You don't know a nickname? Do you have his phone number? No, I I did Well, I would have to search for it back. I don't have it saved in my phone. Oh, there's two of them. The woman was charged with smuggling contraband into prison, possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, possession of a controlled substance without prescription, aggravated battery on a dependent, and possession or use of drug equipment.