PENDLETON — Indiana State Police investigators arrested a 37-year-old Indianapolis woman Monday after she tried smuggling marijuana and tobacco to her inmate son, law enforcement officials said.
Kimberly Thompson was arrested at about 3:30 p.m. after Pendleton Correctional Facility guard Ashley Stephens discovered Thompson in possession of tobacco and about an 1/4 ounce of marijuana during the visitor search process, David W. Barr, assistant public information officer, said in a news release.
Thompson has not been formally charged. She could face charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, a Class C felony, and trafficking with an inmate, a Class D felony. She could also face a second, misdemeanor charge of trafficking, according to Barr.
Thompson was being held at the Madison County Jail late Monday.
Thompson was bringing the contraband to her son, Gregory Easter, 20, Indianapolis. Easter is serving a 45-year sentence for dealing cocaine in Marion County after being sentenced in January. He’s also serving six years for possession of cocaine, according to the Indiana Department of Correction.
Easter’s earliest possible release is April 2037. He’s been at Pendleton since February, according to Barr. He will be investigated by the prison’s internal affairs staff.
Indiana State Police Detective Robert May said Thompson had been told she was only bringing her son tobacco, and likely didn’t know she was trafficking in marijuana.
“He lied through his teeth,” May said of Thompson’s son, Easter. “An inmate has no feelings for anybody ... they just want their stuff.”
What’s next?
Kimberly Thompson, arrested Monday on suspicion of trafficking with an inmate, could make an initial court appearance as early as today. She has not been formally charged.
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