BRUNSWICK, N.C. (AP) – A Robeson County woman is accused of smuggling marijuana into the Columbus County jail in the pants of her 4-year-old son.
The Fayetteville Observer reported that 24-year-old Jenifer Lynn Patterson of Fairmont was charged this week with providing drugs to an inmate.
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said Patterson provided the marijuana to 24-year-old Cody Lambert, who was in jail serving a nearly three-year sentence for being a felon in possession of a gun.
The 4-year-old boy is the suspects’ son.
Lambert has been charged with possession of marijuana.
Detective Kevin Norris said two children with Patterson when she went to the prison Sunday have been turned over to the Department of Social Services.
It was not clear if Patterson has a lawyer.
