If the correctional facility did not remove the cell phone when Mr. Nash was "processed in," then the fault lies with the officers that never did a proper search of his person. In leaving the cell phone in the possession of Mr. Nash it opened him up for more law violations. It is entrapment. Is this a private incarceration facility?
By Minyvonne Burke
A Mississippi man (click here) being held at a county jail on a misdemeanor charge asked a guard to charge his cellphone. The phone was confiscated, and the man was slapped with a 12-year prison sentence for possessing a phone in a correctional facility.
The case has drawn strong reactions on social media, with many people urging Gov. Tate Reeves to get involved.
Willie Nash, 39, was booked into the Newton County Jail in 2018. According to court documents, the married father of three handed a guard his phone and asked if it could be charged. The guard took the phone and gave it to a sheriff’s deputy.
When asked about the mobile device, Nash initially denied it belonged to him but eventually gave the deputy the password to unlock it. A court document states that Nash was using the phone to text his wife that he was in jail.
Mississipppi law prohibits inmates in correctional facilities from possessing a cellphone. It is a felony offense with a sentence of 3 to 15 years, according to the court document....
The jail appears to be owned by the county. Someone had their hand in the till.
September 27, 2019
Jackson - State Auditor Shad White (click here) announced Thursday special agents from his office have arrested Newton County Supervisor Glenn Hollingsworth after he was indicted for fraudulently obtaining public funds.
The jail appears to be owned by the county. Someone had their hand in the till.
September 27, 2019
Jackson - State Auditor Shad White (click here) announced Thursday special agents from his office have arrested Newton County Supervisor Glenn Hollingsworth after he was indicted for fraudulently obtaining public funds.
A demand letter worth $7,984.02 was issued to Hollingsworth at the time of his arrest. The total demand amount includes accrued interest and the cost of the investigation.
Hollingsworth is accused of fraudulently obtaining $25,000 by using his position to sell his personally-owned tractor to his beat in the county. He purportedly attempted to conceal the purchase by using family members to complete the transaction.
Since Newton County still uses the beat system, the auditor says Hollingsworth was able to closely manage expenditures like the purchase of the tractor, and his actions were reported when someone noticed purchasing inconsistencies in his beat....
