{"id":24033,"date":"2016-06-06T10:47:15","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T17:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=24033"},"modified":"2016-06-06T10:48:27","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T17:48:27","slug":"investigation-drug-dealing-montana-prison-results-two-indictments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=24033","title":{"rendered":"Investigation into Drug Dealing at Montana Prison Results in Two More Indictments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"http:\/\/KPAX.images.worldnow.com\/interface\/js\/WNVideo.js?rnd=596289182;hostDomain=www.kpax.com;playerWidth=630;playerHeight=355;isShowIcon=true;clipId=12451183;flvUri=;partnerclipid=;adTag=News;advertisingZone=;enableAds=true;landingPage=;islandingPageoverride=;playerType=STANDARD_EMBEDDEDscript;controlsType=overlay\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><a title=\"KPAX.com | Continuous News | Missoula &amp; Western Montana\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kpax.com\">KPAX.com | Continuous News | Missoula &amp; Western Montana<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>MISSOULA, MONTANA<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Two defendants \u2014 <strong>Rachel Leanna Ross<\/strong>, 25, of Collierville Tennessee, and <strong>Lauren J. Hoskins<\/strong>, 26, of Somerville, Tennessee \u2014 were arraigned in federal court last week on a six-count indictment charging them with drug dealing at the Montana State Prison, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Ross and Hoskins were the fourth and fifth defendants to be arraigned under the indictment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Three other defendants were arraigned on Tuesday and an additional defendant was arraigned last month under a separate indictment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Both Ross and Hoskins were arraigned on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">From April to August last year, Ross and Hoskins, along with Ian Scott Barclay, 28, Cordero Robert Metzker and Erin Marie Bernhardt, 48, conspired to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and buprenophine at the state prison in Deer Lodge, according to court documents.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Court documents indicated that Barclay, a prisoner, arranged with Bernhardt, a prison employee, to smuggle the drugs into the facility. Metzker, Ross and Hoskins, under direction from Barclay, helped arrange for the meth to be delivered to Bernhardt&#8217;s home in Deer Lodge, according to documents.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Bernhardt, who worked in the prison laundry, then smuggled the drugs into the prison and gave them to Barclay, documents state. Barclay then distributed the drugs to prisoners.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Bernhardt was paid $3,000 by other members of the smuggling ring, according to documents. 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