(Michigan City, IN) - A correctional officer at the Indiana State Prison has allegedly been caught trying to smuggle contraband she claimed were baked goods. Lowreatha Roberts, 56, of Michigan City is charged in La Porte Superior Court 2 with Level 6 felony Official Misconduct and Class A Misdemeanor Trafficking with An Inmate.

According to court documents, on Tuesday Roberts brought in what she claimed were ball-shaped “brownies baked in peanut butter," each individually wrapped in plastic and frozen. Upon further questioning by investigators unconvinced by her claims, Roberts said that “she has a baker that she gets them from."

Authorities state they uncovered what turned out to be tobacco inside two Ziploc-type bags that weighed slightly more than 19 ounces, allegedly intended for inmates.

Roberts denied receiving any money to deliver the contraband and reportedly claimed it was her first smuggling attempt at the prison.