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An Enterprise man allegedly attempted to sneak contraband into the Pike County Jail early Monday morning and ended up as an inmate.

Pike County Sheriff Russell Thomas said Jadakis Tyreese Terrell McKinney, 19, of Enterprise, was charged with second-degree promoting prison contraband, first-degree possession of marijuana and second-degree criminal trespassing.

Thomas said McKinney allegedly attempted to drop off three cellphones and chargers, several dozen cigarettes and cigars, one large bag of tobacco and six smaller bags of marijuana as well as rolling papers.

“We’re going to ask for the maximum sentence,” Thomas said. “This is a very serious offense. The next time he could have attempted to stash a weapon. He may serve 10- or 15- or 20-years. I’m going to make sure he serves every day. I take a hard line on this because it puts the safety of our staff at risk.”

Thomas said he wanted to give credit to the jail staff for staying alert during the middle of the night. He said McKinney allegedly cut through the perimeter fence around 2 a.m. Monday morning and then cut through the inner fence and entered the jail complex. He said jailers noticed a flashing light on security monitors and observed a man allegedly cutting through the outer fence and then crawling under it.

Thomas said the jail staff notified deputies Russ Thomas and T.J. Price, who were in the area. Thomas said Jailers observed the man run along the inside of the fence carrying cellphone and bag in his hands. Thomas said the man was using a flashing light on the phone to aid in visibility. The man then cut though the second, inner fence and walked out of frame.

Thomas said deputies Thomas and Price arrived within one minute and found McKinney hiding in a carport area of the jail complex. He said the deputies took McKinney into custody.

Thomas said the Troy Police Department also responded with officers for backup.

“I want to thank the jail staff for being extremely alert at 2 a.m.,” Thomas said. “They made apprehending the suspect possible. I also want to thank the Troy Police Department for responding. Troy police have always been good to back us up when we need it.”

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