COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A 69-year-old attorney from Livonia has been arrested after a joint investigation by the Michigan State Police from the Marshall Post and the Michigan Department of Corrections into an alleged incident of smuggling contraband into the Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater.
The arrested suspect is facing felony offenses involving illegal controlled substances being brought into the prison under the guise of an attorney / client visit.
The suspect was lodged in the Branch County Jail and will be arraigned in Branch County District Court Friday afternoon.
The State Police say the investigation started in June 2023 and is on-going.
Michigan State Police would like to remind people to be wary when asked to bring items into a prison or jail outside of accepted normal practices allowed by that facility.
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