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Man arrested for trying to throw gun, phones over Ohio prison fence

Package had semi-automatic handgun and several cell phones

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Jawaun Scruggs.

Photo Richland County Sheriff’s Office

By C1 Staff

MANSFIELD, Ohio — A man who was attempting to pass dangerous contraband items to inmates inside the Richland Correctional Institution was never able to make his delivery.

Authorities say that the package Jawaun Scruggs, 19, was carrying contained a semi-automatic handgun, several cell phones and tobacco, according to FOX News.

Scruggs is being charged with illegal conveyance of deadly weapons, criminal trespass and illegal conveyance of prohibited items.

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