The Alabama Department of Corrections made a contraband arrest of Jesse Mainor last week near Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore.
During a routine patrol, a K-9 officer noticed a suspicious vehicle on Poarch Creek property adjacent to Fountain.
The vehicle entered state property, and a suspect, later identified as Mainor, exited the vehicle. As the officer approached, Mainor got back in the vehicle and fled. The officer, backed up by another K-9 officer and the Poarch Police Department, pursued the suspect for approximately five miles. The pursuit ended when the suspect entered a dead-end road and surrendered.
Mainor was found to have one drone. A second drone and a backpack containing contraband were discovered at the initial site where Mainor was spotted. Mainor allegedly had 29 cell phones that he planned to fly into the inmates with his drone.
Mainor was arrested, transported to the Escambia County Detention Center, and charged with Attempting to Elude, Illegal Drone Use on Prison Property, and Prohibited Activities.
The investigation is ongoing, and additional charges may be pending, according to the Alabama Department of Corrections.
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