Crime & Safety
Man Scales Prison Fence To Sneak Drugs Into Facility
An Aberdeen man has been sentenced to prison for scaling a prison fence in an attempt to sneak drugs, vape pens and more into the facility.
ABERDEEN, MD — An Aberdeen man has been sentenced to prison for trying to sneak drugs into a prison by scaling a fence and jumping into the prison yard with a backpack full of drugs, cell phones, vape pens and more.
According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, on Aug. 14, 2024, security officers at United States Penitentiary in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, saw James Hampton-Smith, 38, climb the prison perimeter fence around 12:25 a.m.
Using a thermal imaging device, security officers watched him jump down onto prison grounds and place a backpack in a trash can near the prison's basketball court. The bag’s contents included vape pens, cell phones, cutting tools and synthetic marijuana, court documents showed.
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Smith has been sentenced by Chief Judge Matthew W. Brann to 15 months in prison for attempting to provide contraband to an inmate.
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