Six Sentenced For Smuggling Contraband Into Fayette County Jail

FAYETTE, AL — 24th Circuit District Attorney Andy Hamlin announced on Friday that six people were sentenced to prison terms last week following an investigation into contraband smuggled into the Fayette County Jail.

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Hamlin said the defendants each played a role in smuggling illegal drugs and paraphernalia to inmates in the facility, including methamphetamine, heroin, Suboxone and syringes.

According to Hamlin's office, the investigations occurred over the last year, where it was discovered that the six individuals were working together to move drugs into the facility. He then pointed to one instance in particular where the defendants conspired with a work release inmate to leave the contraband at a drop-off point.

“These substances are dangerous and illegal outside of jail, but even more so inside a detention
facility,” he said. “The potential for violence surrounding drug use and transactions inside a jail can greatly endanger the safety of inmates and our detention officers.”

Those sentenced:

• Houston Cody Anderson, 24, of Fayette, — 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distributer a controlled substance.
• Tracy Lynn Brashier, 32 — 12 years in prison for conspiracy to commit a controlled substance crime.
• Jason Glenn Dalton, 43, of Fayette — 17 years in prison for conspiracy to commit a controlled substance crime.
• Gregory Shane Fortner, 41, of Fayette — 18 years in prison for second- degree promoting prison contraband.
• Randall Colby Glasgow, 36 — 15 years and one month in prison for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.
• Thomas Tirrell Stallworth, 37 — 15 years in prison for second-degree promoting prison contraband.

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