COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Corrections reports two people have been arrested and charges are pending against a third man in connection with bringing contraband into Lee Correctional Institution.
The arrests were made after a month-long investigation by the Sumter County Sheriff's Department and the SC Department of Corrections Police Services uncovered a contraband operation involving a Wedgefield woman, a maintenance worker at Lee, and an inmate at Lee.
Jessica Nichole Colclough Frasier, 31, of Wedgefield, is charged with two counts of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, two counts of criminal conspiracy, and providing contraband to an inmate.
Packages of marijuana, cell phones, tobacco, rolling papers, phone chargers, and lighters were found in Frasier's car during a traffic stop and later in her home on Dec. 16. Deputies estimate the contraband to be valued at $350,000.
Michael Lynn Mattox, 55, of Ridgeway, is charged with providing contraband to an inmate and two counts of criminal conspiracy. Mattox, a maintenance worker at Lee Correctional Institution, was fired after his arrest.
During the investigation, other charges were filed against Frasier and Mattox, charging them with bringing contraband to an inmate at the prison five times between Nov. 1 and Dec. 16.
Charges will be forthcoming against the Lee Correctional Institution inmate.
