HAWKINS COUNTY AUTHORITIES HAVE ARRESTED THREE PEOPLE WHO ALLEGEDLY ATTEMPTED TO SMUGGLE CIGARETTES, CANDY, AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS INTO THE COUNTY JAIL. MT. CARMEL OFFICE STACY VAUGHAN WAS LEAVING THE JAIL WHEN HE SAW A MAN REACHING INTO THE VENT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE FACILITY. DANNY BLEDSOE, SHANNA MAJOR, AND NEOCHIE DELPH HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH INTRODUCING DRUGS INTO A PENAL INSTITUTION. WHEN ONE OF THE SUSPECTS SAW OFFICER VAUGHAN, HE RAN OFF AND GOT INTO A VEHICLE OCCUPIED BY TWO WOMEN AND A SMALL CHILD. A PLASTIC BAG CONTAINING THE ITEMS WAS FOUND INSIDE THE VENT. ACCORDING TO POLCE, THE VENT IS A KNOWN DROP OFF LOCATION FOR CONTRABAND. THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING. THE TRIO WILL BE ARRAIGNED SOON IN GENERAL SESSIONS COURT IN ROGERSVILLE.