Tennessee prison visitor allegedly gave boyfriend ‘kiss of death’

US state of Tennessee
Drug smuggling by mouth: prison visitor is said to have given her boyfriend a “deadly kiss”.

An inmate dies at a Tennessee detention center after an alleged drug smuggling attempt (icon image)

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It was supposed to be a love gesture, but it ended deadly: a Tennessee woman is said to have killed her own boyfriend while trying to smuggle drugs into a prison.

A Tennessee woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after allegedly trying to smuggle drugs into a prison while allegedly giving her boyfriend a “death kiss”. Rachal D. will be charged with murder following the death of an inmate at a detention center in Only Township from an overdose, the Tennessee Correctional Authority said. The 33-year-old was taken into custody by special forces and the Dickson County Sheriff’s Department on a warrant.

Rachal D. was spotted passing drugs to her boyfriend, inmate Joshua B., in February when the two kissed during a visit to the woman at the Turney Center Industrial Complex, reports the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) on its website. During the kiss, the 30-year-old prisoner was passed a balloon pellet containing half an ounce of methamphetamine from mouth to mouth and swallowed it. He later died in a local hospital.

“This incident demonstrates the real dangers of introducing contraband into prisons and the consequences that ensue,” said David Imhof, TDOC Director for the agency’s Investigative Division. “Our agency will prosecute anyone who threatens the safety of our staff, the men and women in our custody, and our facilities.”

Rachal D. is reportedly being held in the Hickman County Jail on charges of suspected second-degree murder and introducing contraband into a correctional facility. Joshua B. was serving an 11-year sentence for drug offenses. He would have been released in 2029.

Tennessee Correctional Services say they use a variety of measures to prevent contraband from entering prisons, including searches of all inmates entering a facility, searches of vehicles and cells, and drug-sniffing dogs. In addition, body scanners are currently being used in all facilities.

Source: Tennessee Department of Corrections

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