Grand jury indictments – Phone call from jail unravels drug smuggling plan
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September 20, 2021

Grand jury indictments – Phone call from jail unravels drug smuggling plan

By Mac Cordell

A jailhouse phone call has led to an indictment for several local residents.
A Union County Grand Jury has indicted Ethan Lowther, Samara Kirklin and Christopher Slone, alleging the three were part of a plot to sneak drugs into the Tri-County Regional Jail.
Union County Prosecutor Dave Phillips said s...

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