Second suspect arrested in alleged attempt to sneak drugs to county inmate

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BAY MINETTE, Alabama — A second suspect has been arrested that investigators say was involved in trying to sneak drugs to a Baldwin County Corrections Center inmate at the courthouse in Bay Minette.

According to a release issued Wednesday, Jan. 20 by the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Department, 27-year-old Alexis Biron of Brewton was arrested in Oceans Springs, Mississippi, after she was spotted driving a vehicle, authorities say, was stolen out of Foley.

Biron, charged with receiving stolen property, is being held in the Jackson County (Mississippi) Detention Center and will be extradited back to Alabama to face charges involving the attempt to introduce narcotics into the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Corrections Center on Jan. 6, according to the release.

According to a release issued Jan. 12, on Jan. 6 a deputy assigned to the Judicial Protective Services Unit was conducting a routine security check of the Baldwin County Courthouse in Bay Minette when he located a bag containing Suboxone and Xanax tables, as well as methamphetamine.

Security cameras on the exterior of the courthouse captured two women placing the package near an entryway to the courthouse.

“The drugs were hidden near a door that is utilized by corrections deputies to move inmates in and out of the courthouse,” according to the release. “Our investigation revealed that the drugs were placed at this location so that a current inmate could retrieve them.”

One of the suspects, identified as 37-year-old Rebecca Ann Willis of Daphne, was located on Jan. 7 with the assistance of the Baldwin County Drug Task Force, according to the release, and arrested on an outstanding warrant for violating parole conditions.

She was interviewed about her role in the incident at the courthouse and subsequently charged with attempted distribution of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

Willis is also charged with tampering with physical evidence after investigators say she attempted to destroy evidence when they arrived at her residence.