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Mint
5 days ago
- Mint
Shocking details emerge in Quadruple suspect Austin Drummond's cushy jail life, here's all you need to know
Quadruple murder suspect Austin Drummond lived in shocking comfort during his 13-year prison term, posting Facebook photos of his cell stocked with Ciroc vodka, Roku streaming devices, video games, and cellphones. One November 2023 photo showed him holding vodka with the caption: 'Almost home living it up'. Experts say this contraband points to major security failures. "Prison staff showed irresponsibility and neglect," said former NYPD detective Pat Brosnan, noting mandatory "shakedowns" should catch banned items. Drummond faced four prior contraband charges but kept accessing luxury goods, possibly with staff help. On July 29, Drummond allegedly murdered four relatives in Lake County: parents James Wilson (21) and Adrianna Williams (20), grandmother Cortney Rose (38), and teen uncle Braydon Williams (15). Their bodies were found in woods near Tiptonville, hours after their 7-month-old daughter was abandoned in a stranger's yard in Tigrett. Authorities called the baby's abandonment a "sign of compassion" that ensured her safety. Drummond, who reportedly dated Rose's sister, had a "familial relationship" with the victims, though his motive remains unclear. Despite warnings, Drummond was freed in September 2024 after serving time for armed robbery and prison retaliation charges. In 2020, District Attorney Jody Pickens urged parole boards to keep him jailed, calling Drummond a "confirmed Vice Lords gang member" with 25+ discipline violations including weapons possession and assaults. Over 12 agencies hunt Drummond across Tennessee after he was spotted August 4 in camouflage, armed with a rifle, near Jackson. Three associates, Tanaka Brown, Giovonte Thomas, and Dearrah Sanders, face charges for helping him evade capture. Authorities recovered his white Audi and Ford truck but warn he remains 'armed and dangerous'. A $32,500 reward is offered for tips leading to his arrest. Residents are urged to lock doors and report sightings to the Dyer County Police Department using 1-800-TBI-FIND.
Daily Mirror
26-06-2025
- Daily Mirror
Moment 'corrupt' prison officer tells inmate how to get away with using drugs
David Navarro, who has spent a decade in and out of custody, uncovers allegations of prison officer corruption in a new Channel 4 documentary - with a heavy focus on drug use behind bars Prisoners will go to extreme lengths to get their hands on certain items while behind bars, but a new documantary has lifted the lid on how 'corrupt' prison officers are partly to blame. Prison officers have been accused of corruption after shocking footage showed them turning a blind eye to drug use behind bars in a new TV documentary. UK Prisons Exposed: Sex, Drugs and Corruption, which is available to stream on Channel 4, follows ex-inmate David Navarro inside UK prisons where he delves deeper into bribery behind bars and shared how inmates get their hands on booze and drugs — and even how they have sex with guards. In the documentary David, who has spent a decade in and out of custody, speaks to both inmates and guards to get both perspectives. During exclusive interviews he uncovers allegations of prison officer corruption, sex and drugs, with shocking videos filmed by prisoners. In one video, taken on a phone which a prisoner had smuggled into his cell, an officer confronted a prisoner as he stands outside their door - confronted with the stench of marijuana. And when the convict pushes back - asking the officer openly what his room smells like - he is met with an extraordinary response as he is told to open his window so it isn't as obvious. In the shocking footage the officer says: "What the f*** is in that? I don't wanna know." The prisoner responds: "Why, what does it smell like?", to which he replies: "F***ing weed." When the inmate says: "Weed? It smells like weed?" he says: "Yeah, hence why I told you, open your f***ing window." In a brazen show of shamelessness, the prisoner then asks "What's that on the table?" The officer says: "Well, there you go." Ex-prisoner David Navarro, who presents the show, said that the footage 'suggests that prison staff at every level could be part of the problem', reports MailOnline. A Prison Service spokesperson said: "While the vast majority of most prison staff are honest, we are catching more of the small minority who break the rules through our Counter-Corruption Unit and stronger vetting. Where officers fall below our high standards, we do not hesitate to take robust action." The documentary also features shocking footage which is secretly filmed by inmates in their cells showing stashes of weed along with mobile phones, bottles of Ciroc vodka, Courvoisier brandy, Wray & Nephew rum and boxes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts, plus KFC, Nando's, McDonald's and Chinese takeaways boxes. UK Prisons Exposed - Sex, Drugs & Corruption: UNTOLD, streams on Channel 4 from Wednesday, June 25.
Scottish Sun
24-06-2025
- Scottish Sun
Corruption & bribery behind bars exposed as ex-con reveals lags pay £500 for KFC & how inmates have sex with guards
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) PRISONERS are paying guards up to £500 to smuggle in a KFC bargain bucket. And they will shell out as much as £200 for a pack of Rizla fag papers to be sneaked into jail. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 6 Corruption and bribery are rife in British prisons Credit: Alamy 6 UK Prisons Exposed: Sex, Drugs and Corruption, which is available to stream on Channel 4 from tonight, is presented by ex-inmate David Navarro The bribery behind bars is revealed in a documentary that also lifts the lid on how lags get their hands on booze and drugs — and have sexual relations with warders. UK Prisons Exposed: Sex, Drugs and Corruption, which is available to stream on Channel 4 from tonight, is presented by ex-inmate David Navarro. He has spent a decade in and out of custody so knows the dodgy dealings that go on — with officers often turning a blind eye, or up to their necks in it. The documentary even features footage secretly shot by cons to show off their often sizeable stashes of contraband — known in the trade as 'bird'. Weed is heaped in a cell, along with a pile of mobile phones, bottles of high-end Ciroc vodka, Courvoisier brandy, Wray & Nephew rum and boxes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts, plus KFC, Nando's, McDonald's and Chinese takeaway feasts. 'That bird just keeps on coming,' a man can be heard chuckling. Another adds: 'It's like Carphone Warehouse.' Bringing things in, that's their (officers) bread & butter. It might be a pack of Rizlas for £200. I've seen it so many times on different occasions Nathan But officers not earning big money will often stand back and do nothing. In one clip, a warder smells drugs but just says: 'I told you, open the f***ing window.' A prisoner called Nathan, wearing a balaclava as a disguise, claims that many staff — who are on about £33,000 a year — are wide open to bungs. Prisoner who had sex with female guard is violently attacked while holding baby in family visit – fracturing tot's skull He reveals: 'I have seen it so many times. 'It could have been a Nando's from outside or a KFC. 'It could be phones, it could be drugs. 'It could be anything.' Asked how much prisoners pay for deliveries, Nathan adds: 'That all depends on the officer. Secret affair 'If she wants to say to you, '500 quid' and you really want it, then you're gonna pay 500 quid for a KFC bargain bucket. 'That's an expensive KFC.' He adds of the guards: 'Bringing things in, that's their bread and butter. 'It might be a pack of Rizlas for one hundred, two hundred quid.' Big-money backhander payments are often processed by someone on the outside. But prisoners also blackmail officers into bringing them banned items, by amassing personal text messages to use against them. Nathan says of getting guards to play ball: 'You've got to build up slowly, slowly, build up your relationship on the wing, test the waters or be flirty — do what you gotta do until you secure the bag. 6 Prisoner Nathan claims that many staff — who are on about £33,000 a year — are wide open to bungs, pictured being interviewed by David Credit: Channel 4 6 Former prisoner Beatrice, who did time for money laundering, says guards make moves on inmates Credit: Channel 4 'If there are text messages . . . I've got you under my thumb.' Meanwhile, another jailbird reveals how lusty lags get it on with prison visitors as well as officers. In a video call made on an illegal phone, he says: 'We call it patterning up with them. 'It's a mixture of male and female. 'It could even be your healthcare worker, it could be your education teacher, it could be anybody.' A former warder who gives her name as just Rachel, was a married mother of four when she began a secret affair with an armed robber serving a ten-year sentence. Rachel, 29, says about her old job: 'The hours were ridiculous, the overtime was ridiculous, it ruined my marriage because I was never there. 'We hit rock bottom, I took my ring off.' An inmate then started coming on to her at work. She recalls: 'He approached me wanting help, we had a few conversations. 'There was banter, inappropriate comments — then I shared photos and a sexually explicit letter. Storeroom romp 'As soon as I'd given it to him, I said, 'You need to flush it away'. He told me had.' But the images were found, and in 2022 Rachel was convicted of neglecting her duties, got a suspended sentence and community service — and was fired. She insists: 'There had been no storeroom romp.' But at her trial, the judge said 'CCTV footage shows the two of you together and you were in a room privately, together. Intimacy must have taken place.' Another ex-officer, called Moses, reveals goings-on such as this are common. 6 What lags are smuggling in He says: 'Female prison officers get a lot of attention from prisoners, it's bound to happen. 'If they are not strong-minded they get drawn in. 'If they are smart and keep their mouth shut it can go on for a long time. 'But when it moves to exploitation — getting the officer to bring in phones, [synthetic cannabis substitutes] spice and black mamba, all the illegal substances, it becomes too big to manage. 'From the prisoners' perspective it's just business. 'He's trying to bring in illicit items, and sell them.' But former prisoner Beatrice, who did time for money laundering, says guards also make moves on inmates. While the vast majority of prison staff are honest, we are catching more of the small minority who break the rules, through our Counter-Corruption Unit A Prison Service spokesman She reveals: 'An officer would regularly comment on my appearance. 'He suggested he would want to come in my cell or meet up when I was released. 'He would say things like, 'I'm all yours'. 'Other members of staff recognised his behaviour was creepy but if you make a complaint the staff are going to protect each other. 'I heard other allegations that officers had relationships with women on the drug-addiction wing, it's common knowledge that this happens all the time.' A Prison Service spokesman said: 'While the vast majority of prison staff are honest, we are catching more of the small minority who break the rules, through our Counter-Corruption Unit. 'Where officers fall below our high standards, we take robust action.'
Daily Mirror
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
'Feral' Brit filmed attempting to provoke fellow passenger on busy Jet2 flight
A British passenger caused chaos onboard a Jet2 flight after guzzling down a bottle of vodka onboard. He was heard yelling at fellow passengers and flight staff Shocking footage has captured the moment that a drunken Brit allegedly turned "feral" onboard a Jet2 flight to Ibiza. The video was reportedly filmed onboard the Jet2 flight LS1181 from Birmingham last Friday, June 13. The pilot is said to have delayed departure by two and a half hours, with the flight initially set to leave at 6.15pm. But holidaymakers were not allowed to board the plane until 7pm, which is when they were informed about further delays. According to one passenger, named CJ Edwards, a fellow traveller got out a bottle of vodka and downed it within 10 seconds. Things went from bad to worse when he reportedly became disruptive and allegedly began to goad another person who was sat in their seat. In the clip, the man, who was dressed in a green matching set, began to throw clothes at another person onboard. He was also recorded shouting at cabin crew. Edwards, who uploaded the incident on TikTok, revealed how several passengers caused issues onboard the plane. He said: "People were drinking and doing all sorts, and what I want to say is that it wasn't just him. There were a lot of things going on. There was a fight on the plane, someone got slapped, someone was sick in the aisles. My friend had sick on his shoe. People were passing drinks over each other. "There was a lot going on. So when we got on the flight and told we can't move, the guy took his bottle of Ciroc out that he'd got from duty free and, I'm not lying, he's guzzled it down in about 10 seconds." Edwards added that it was at this point he knew he didn't want to be "anywhere near" the man and relocated to the rear of the plane to join a friend. Despite the pre-flight commotion, Mr Edwards confirmed that the plane eventually departed - flight records indicate this was at 8.44pm - amid significant turbulence, reports Mail Online. He added: "And when it's doing all of this in the air the man is standing up. He's doing the most. He was coming to the back of the plane where I was, trying to get some drink off people and chat with some lads. When the air hostess told him to sit down he's looked in her face and said 'But who are you? Who are you to tell me to sit down?' "After all that when we're trying to land he's standing up again. He's in the aisles, moving through. People are trying to get him to sit down and he's not doing it. The pilot is on the microphone saying 'to the guy standing up, please sit down'. I think the person he was with as well that he ended up slapping them but I'm not too sure. It was the flight from hell." A Jet2 spokesperson said: "The customer has been banned for life. As a family friendly airline we take a zero-tolerance approach to disruptive passenger behaviour."
Perth Now
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs ‘popped Barack Obama-shaped drugs'
Sean 'Diddy' Combs allegedly popped Barack Obama-shaped drugs, The 55-year-old music mogul is on trial in New York on federal charges including sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution – all of which he denies – and faced the pills allegation during another day of testimony during his court proceedings on Tuesday. (20.05.25) AS well as making the Obama drugs allegation, Combs' former personal assistant told the court the rapper kept a Louis Vuitton pouch of pills by his side at all times during the height of his career. David James told jurors about Combs' alleged drug use: 'There were various pills but one was in the form of a former president's face. 'They were Obama-shaped ecstasy pills.' David, 45, worked for Combs between 2007 and 2009 and told the court his duties included booking hotel rooms under the name 'Frank Black' – a pseudonym Combs apparently used for both travel and prescriptions. He testified he stocked his boss' rooms with applesauce, Jello, Fiji water and Ciroc vodka. Inside the toiletry bag – referred to as a 'med bag' by previous witnesses Cassie Ventura and Dawn Richard – David said he regularly found pills including Viagra, Percocet, weight loss pills, water pills and what he described as 'sperm booster' pills. 'He took drugs every day,' David added. He also admitted he occasionally joined in on the partying, describing his experience drinking Ciroc and taking ecstasy as 'Diddy-bopping'. The assistant also told jurors Combs kept a video of him dancing at a party, which he described as 'embarrassing', suggesting it might be used 'in case he ever needs it'. Combs' ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, 37, who dated the rapper for a decade, last week testified 'Frank Black' was the name Combs used during what he called 'freak-offs' – drug-fuelled sex marathons allegedly involving hired escorts and coercion. Cassie testified Combs forced her to take part in these encounters weekly for years, often using up to ten bottles of baby oil during each session. The jury were shown photos of the raided hotel room on Friday (16.05.25), which were released to the public on Monday (19.05.25) as the second week of the trial commenced. That same day, jurors were presented with graphic images of injuries Cassie claimed she sustained at Combs' hands.
