Salina Post
SALINA — A Salina man booked into the Saline County jail March 14 for probation violation now is facing drug charges after allegedly sneaking prescription drugs and methamphetamine into the jail via his artificial leg.
Saline County Sheriff Glen Kochanowski said Christopher Lee Jones, 33, complained late Sunday morning about not getting breakfast. While talking with Jones, a corrections officer noticed his speech was slurred. Medical tests showed narcotics in his system.
Kochanowski said officers learned Jones is believed to have brought drugs into the jail in his artificial leg and that he had shared some of the drugs with other inmates.
Among the drug charges requested against Jones include trafficking and distribution of contraband in a correctional facility.